IEC 60488-2:2004

Standard digital interface for programmable instrumentation - Part 2: Codes, formats, protocols and common commands

This Dual Logo International Standard is the result of an agreement between the IEC and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). The original IEEE Standard was submitted to the IEC for consideration under the agreement, and the resulting IEC/IEEE Dual Logo International Standard has been published in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives. It specifies a set of codes to be used by devices connected via the IEEE 488.1 bus, defines communication protocols necessary to effect applications implementation independent device-dependent message exchanges and further defines common commands and characteristics useful in instrument system applications

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 06-May-2004
• ICS: 17.220.20 - Measurement of electrical and magnetic quantities
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• ICS: 35.200 - Interface and interconnection equipment
• Technical Committee: SC 65C - Industrial networks
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 15-Nov-2004
• Completion Date: 07-May-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL IEC


STANDARD 60488-2



First edition

2004-05

™

IEEE 488.2
Standard digital interface for programmable
instrumentation –
Part 2:
Codes, formats, protocols
and common commands

Reference number
IEC 60488-2(E):2004
IEEE Std. 488.2(E):1992

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INTERNATIONAL IEC


STANDARD 60488-2


First edition

2004-05


™

IEEE 488.2

Standard digital interface for programmable
instrumentation –
Part 2:
Codes, formats, protocols
and common commands

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IEEE 488.2-1992(E)


CONTENTS


Foreword .6

1. Introduction.10

1.1 Scope.10
1.2 Objectives.11
1.3 Notation.11

2. References.11

3. System Considerations.12

3.1 Definitions.12
3.2 System Message Traffic.
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