Measurement Computing Serial488A User Manual
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3.15
After configuration, turn on the plotter and the Serial488A. The Serial488A's
front panel LEDs should all light momentarily while it performs an internal ROM and
RAM test. All LEDs should go out except for the Power and Talk LED. The Talk LED
indicates that the Serial488 has detected the plotter on the IEEE bus and has
addressed it to listen.
When the serial host begins to send the Serial488 data, the Receive LED will
flash. If it does not, this indicates that the interface is not receiving data from the serial
host. Verify the cables are connected properly and the serial cable wiring. Verify the
serial data format, word length, stop bits and parity.
3.6 Printer Applications
Most of the information given for plotter applications applies to applications for
interfacing IEEE 488 printers to a serial host. Some high end printers have a
secondary command setting which must be disabled for the Serial488A to control
them. The Serial488 does not use secondary commands to control IEEE peripherals,
such as printers or plotters. Refer to the printer's instruction manual if the is a question
as to whether the printer requires secondary commands.