
5.4
5.3 SEND IT TO MY ADDRESS
In the previous discussion, the terms
Addressed to Talk
and
Addressed to
Listen
were used. These terms require some clarification.
The
IEEE 488
standard permits up to 15 devices to be configured within one
system. Each of these devices must have a unique address to avoid confusion. In a
similar fashion, every building in town has a unique address to prevent one home from
receiving another home's mail. Exactly how each device's address is set is specific to
the product's manufacturer. Some are set by DIP switches in hardware, others by
software. Consult the manufacturer's instructions to determine how to set the address.
Addresses are sent with
universal
(
multiline
) commands from the
Active
Controller
. These commands include
My Listen Address
(MLA),
My Talk
Address
(MTA),
Talk Address Group
(TAG), and
Listen Address Group
(LAG).
5.4 BUS MANAGEMENT LINES
Five hardware lines on the
GPIB
are used for bus management. Signals on these
lines are often referred to as
uniline
(single line) commands. The signals are active
low, i.e. a low voltage represents a logic "1" (asserted), and a high voltage represents a
logic "0" (unasserted).
5.4.1 Attention (ATN)
ATN
is one of the most important lines for bus management. If
Attention is asserted, then the information contained on the data lines is to be
interpreted as a multiline command. If it is not, then that information is to be
interpreted as data for the
Active Listener
s. The
Active Controller
is the
only bus device that has control of this line.
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