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[[Image:Gpib-connector.jpg|300px|thumb|[[GPIB connector]] on back of a Tektronix [[TDS210]] scope]] | [[Image:Gpib-connector.jpg|300px|thumb|[[GPIB connector]] on back of a Tektronix [[TDS210]] scope]] | ||
The '''GPIB interface''', also known by its IEEE standard number as '''IEEE-488''', is a short-range, 8-bit parallel digital communications bus created as ''HP-IB (Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus)'' in the late 1960s for use with automated test equipment. | The '''GPIB interface''', also known by its IEEE standard number as '''IEEE-488''' and '''IEC-625''', is a short-range, 8-bit parallel digital communications bus created as ''HP-IB (Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus)'' in the late 1960s for use with automated test equipment. | ||
The original specification allows for speeds up to 1 MByte/s but this was rarely achieved. | The original specification allows for speeds up to 1 MByte/s but this was rarely achieved. | ||