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National Instruments GPIB-PRL User Manual

Manual is about: MicroGPIB IEEE 488 to Parallel Interface

Summary of GPIB-PRL

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    Gpib-prl user manual microgpib ® ieee 488 to parallel interface november 1993 edition part number 320090-01 © copyright 1990, 1993 national instruments corporation all rights reserved.

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    National instruments corporate headquarters 6504 bridge point parkway austin, tx 78730-5039 (512) 794-0100 (800) ieee-488 (toll-free u.S. And canada) technical support fax: (512) 794-5678 branch offices: australia 03 879 9422, austria 0662 435986, belgium 02 757 00 20, canada (ontario) 519 622 9310,...

  • Page 3: Limited Warranty

    Limited warranty the gpib-prl is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the w...

  • Page 4: Copyright

    Copyright under the copyright laws, this publication may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, storing in an information retrieval system, or translating, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of national instrumen...

  • Page 5: Fcc/doc Radio Frequency

    Fcc/doc radio frequency interference compliance this equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause interference to radio and television reception. This equipment has been tested and found to com...

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    There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, the chances of interference are much less if the equipment is installed and used according to this instruction manual. If the equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be...

  • Page 7: Contents

    © national instruments corp. Vii gpib-prl user manual contents about this manual ............................................................................ Ix organization of this manual ....................................................... Ix conventions used in this manual........................

  • Page 8: Appendix

    Contents gpib-prl user manual viii © national instruments corp. Appendix customer communication .............................................................. A-1 glossary .................................................................................................. G-1 figures figure 1-1. The g...

  • Page 9: About This Manual

    © national instruments corp. Ix gpib-prl user manual about this manual introduction to the gpib-prl the gpib-prl is one of national instruments family of microgpib products. These products are high performance, low cost ieee 488 support items, packaged in small all-metal cases, capable of being rack...

  • Page 10: Related Documentation

    About this manual gpib-prl user manual x © national instruments corp. Conventions used in this manual the following conventions are used in this manual. Italic italic text denotes emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to a key concept. Bold italic bold italic text denotes a note, caution, ...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1

    © national instruments corp. 1-1 gpib-prl user manual chapter 1 description of the gpib-prl this chapter contains general information about the national instruments gpib-prl and lists components and accessories. Environmental, electrical, and physical specifications are also provided. Introduction t...

  • Page 12: What Your Kit Contains

    Description of the gpib-prl chapter 1 gpib-prl user manual 1-2 © national instruments corp. The gpib-prl is capable of providing data conversion in either direction; that is, it can be used to interface gpib plotters and printers to a computer with a centronics-type output port or to add a standard ...

  • Page 13: Optional Equipment

    Chapter 1 description of the gpib-prl © national instruments corp. 1-3 gpib-prl user manual optional equipment component part number rack mount kit: single (1 unit) 180480-01 dual (2 units) 180480-02 parallel (centronics) shielded cables (2 meters): standard (36-pin male champ to 36-pin male champ) ...

  • Page 14: The Gpib-Prl Front Panel

    Description of the gpib-prl chapter 1 gpib-prl user manual 1-4 © national instruments corp. Table 1-2. Environmental characteristics characteristic specification operating temperature 10 ° to 40 ° c storage temperature 0 ° to 70 ° c relative humidity 10% to 95% noncondensing conditions noise emissio...

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    Chapter 1 description of the gpib-prl © national instruments corp. 1-5 gpib-prl user manual the leds show the current status of the gpib-prl at all times. Table 1-4 describes each led. Table 1-4. Led descriptions led indication power indicates that power to the unit has been applied and the on/off s...

  • Page 16: The Gpib-Prl Rear Panel

    Description of the gpib-prl chapter 1 gpib-prl user manual 1-6 © national instruments corp. The gpib-prl rear panel the rear panel of the gpib-prl is shown in the following figure. The power cable, parallel cable, and gpib cable are shown connected to the rear panel of the gpib-prl. Figure 1-3. The ...

  • Page 17: The Parallel Connector

    Chapter 1 description of the gpib-prl © national instruments corp. 1-7 gpib-prl user manual the parallel connector the parallel connector is a standard 36-pin shielded amp champ female connector with bail-lock clips. The parallel connector will accept standard 36-pin centronics-style male connectors...

  • Page 18: The Gpib Connector

    Description of the gpib-prl chapter 1 gpib-prl user manual 1-8 © national instruments corp. The gpib connector the gpib connector is a standard 24-pin shielded amp champ female connector with metric screwlock hardware. A diagram of the gpib connector and the signals supported is shown below (a * suf...

  • Page 19: Chapter 2

    © national instruments corp 2-1 gpib-prl user manual chapter 2 installation and operation as mentioned in chapter 1 the gpib-prl can transfer data either from the gpib port to the parallel port or from the parallel port to the gpib port. The parallel interface supports only unidirectional data trans...

  • Page 20: Installation

    Installation and operations chapter 2 gpib-prl user manual 2-2 © national instruments corp. Installation there are five basic steps to installing the gpib-prl. 1. Inspect the gpib-prl for damage that may have been caused in shipment. 2. Verify the voltage requirement. 3. Configure the operating para...

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    Chapter 2 installation and operation © national instruments corp 2-3 gpib-prl user manual step 3. Configure the operating parameters the gpib-prl is shipped from the factory configured to operate in g mode and set to the gpib primary address of 5. If you wish to use the gpib-prl in p mode or wish to...

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    Installation and operations chapter 2 gpib-prl user manual 2-4 © national instruments corp. Set configuration switches the dip switch at location u22 on the printed wire board is used to configure the gpib-prl. Figure 2-3 shows the factory default settings. O n o f f key = depressed side of switch h...

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    Chapter 2 installation and operation © national instruments corp 2-5 gpib-prl user manual table 2-2. Configuration switch settings for switches 2 and 3 switches indication 2 3 g mode p mode off off no srq on empty. The gpib-prl sends out listener address on switches 4 through 8. If switches 4 - 8 ar...

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    Installation and operations chapter 2 gpib-prl user manual 2-6 © national instruments corp. Table 2-3. Configuration switch settings for switches 4 through 8 (continued) switches indication 4 5 6 7 8 off on off on on gpib primary address 11 off on on off off gpib primary address 12 off on on off on ...

  • Page 25: Step 4.  Connect The Cables

    Chapter 2 installation and operation © national instruments corp 2-7 gpib-prl user manual step 4. Connect the cables the cables should be connected in the following order to ensure proper connection: 1. Connect the parallel cable to the gpib-prl and close the bail-lock clips. Connect the other end o...

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    Installation and operations chapter 2 gpib-prl user manual 2-8 © national instruments corp. Processor with printing capabilities, the program will typically send the data automatically to the parallel port when printing is selected. If using the gpib-prl in g mode, simply address the gpib-prl to lis...

  • Page 27: Chapter 3

    © national instruments corp. 3-1 gpib-prl user manual chapter 3 technical information the gpib-prl is actually a powerful 8-bit microcomputer tailored for use as an ieee-488-to-parallel protocol converter. The unit's operating system is contained in read only memory (rom) and can address up to 256 k...

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    Technical information chapter 3 gpib-prl user manual 3-2 © national instruments corp. Gpib system performance may become unacceptable if other gpib devices are required to transfer data on the bus. To alleviate this problem, the gpib-prl has been designed with a special srq-on-empty feature which ca...

  • Page 29: G Mode Parallel Interface

    Chapter 3 technical information © national instruments corp. 3-3 gpib-prl user manual the interface signal descriptions and timing relationships for the g mode parallel port signals are shown in the following table. G mode parallel interface signal return signal direction description pin pin 1 19 st...

  • Page 30: P Mode Operation

    Technical information chapter 3 gpib-prl user manual 3-4 © national instruments corp. 0.5 µsec (min) 0.5 µsec (min) 0.5 µsec (min) 0.5 µsec (min) strobe* data acknlg* figure 3-1. G mode parallel interface timing p mode operation p mode operation is similar to g mode operation except that the data is...

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    Chapter 3 technical information © national instruments corp. 3-5 gpib-prl user manual if switch 2 is on and switch 3 is off, the gpib-prl will not send out a listen address but will be the system controller and will assert ifc*. This mode can be used if the gpib-prl is connected to a listen-only dev...

  • Page 32: P Mode Parallel Interface

    Technical information chapter 3 gpib-prl user manual 3-6 © national instruments corp. P mode parallel interface signal return signal direction description pin pin 1 19 strobe* in the strobe*pulse tells the gpib-prl that the data on the bus is valid. The gpib-prl will read the data in on the rising e...

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    Chapter 3 technical information © national instruments corp. 3-7 gpib-prl user manual signal return signal direction description pin pin 31 - init* in when this signal is asserted, the gpib-prl will be reset to its power- up state and its internal buffer is cleared. The dcl or sdl command will be se...

  • Page 34: Appendix A

    © national instruments corp. A-1 gpib-prl user manual appendix a customer communication for your convenience, this appendix contains forms to help you gather the information necessary to help us solve technical problems you might have as well as a form you can use to comment on the product documenta...

  • Page 35: Technical Support Form

    Technical support form technical support is available at any time by fax. Include the information from your configuration form. Use additional pages if necessary. Name company address fax ( ) phone ( ) computer brand model processor operating system speed mhz ram mb display adapter mouse yes no othe...

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    The problem is list any error messages the following steps will reproduce the problem.

  • Page 37: Hardware Configuration Form

    Hardware configuration form record the settings and revisions of your hardware on the line to the right of each item. Update this form each time you revise your hardware configuration, and use this form as a reference for your current configuration. National instruments products • gpib-prl revision ...

  • Page 38: Documentation Comment Form

    Documentation comment form national instruments encourages you to comment on the documentation supplied with our products. This information helps us provide quality products to meet your needs. Title: gpib-prl user manual edition date: november 1993 part number: 320090-01 please comment on the compl...

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    If you find errors in the manual, please record the page numbers and describe the errors. Thank you for your help. Name title company address phone ( ) mail to: technical publications national instruments corporation 6504 bridge point parkway, ms 53-02 austin, tx 78730-5039 fax to: technical publica...

  • Page 40: Glossary

    © national instruments corp. G-1 gpib-prl user manual glossary prefix meaning value m- k- m- milli- kilo- mega- 10-3 103 106 ° degrees % percent a amperes ac alternating current ansi american national standards institute c celsius cmos complementary metal-oxide semiconductor emi electromagnetic inte...