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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''', 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. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [ | * [[wikipedia:IEEE-488 | Wikipedia: IEEE-488]] | ||
*[[Media:Ax-3607.pdf|An Example of a M6800-Based GPIB Interface]] | * [[Media:Ax-3607.pdf|An Example of a M6800-Based GPIB Interface]] | ||
[[Category:GPIB interface]] | [[Category:GPIB interface]] | ||
[[Category:Standards]] | [[Category:Standards]] |