AMETEK XG Family Programmable DC - Manual (Page 147)

Remote Operation
M370430-01 Rev E 5-15
5
GPIB Connector (Optional)
The power supply can be programmed from a remote terminal using a
General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) interface.
The GPIB interface is an 8-bit parallel data bus having a host of bus
commands for synchronization and up to one megabyte data transfer
rate. Use standard IEEE-486, 26 AWG GPIB cable up to 3 m length.
GPIB Pin Description
The GPIB port is a 21-pin, special GPIB female connector. Table 5-8
identifies the pin names and describes the pin functions.
Table 5-8 GPIB Pin Description (J2)
Pin # Name Function Note
1 DIO1 DIO1 Data
2 DIO2 DIO2 Data
3 DIO3 DIO3 Data
4 DIO4 DIO4 Data
5 EOI End of Identify Control
6 DAV Data Valid Handshake
7 NRFD Not Ready for Data Handshake
8 NDAC No Data Accepted Handshake
9 IFC Interface Clear Control
10 SRQ Service Request Control
11 ATN Attention Control
12 - Shield Chassis
13 DIO5 DIO5 Data
14 DIO6 DIO6 Data
15 DIO7 DIO7 Data
16 DIO8 DIO8 Data
17 REN Remote Enable Control
18 - DAV Return Chassis
19 - NRFD Return Chassis
20 - NDAC Return Chassis
21 - IFC Return Chassis
22 - SRQ Return Chassis
23 - ATN Return Chassis
24 - Signal Ground Chassis
Communication with Your Device
This section provides information on selecting the GPIB interface as the
communication port used on the power supply, and it also provides an
example of how commands can be sent and received. The details of the
IEEE 488.2 and SCPI status reporting register structures and a complete
list of commands available can be found later in this section.