IEEE-488
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Key facts
- Connector.pin4_name
- DIO4
- Computer hardware bus.name
- GPIB
- Computer hardware bus.invent date
- 1972
- Computer hardware bus.speed
- 8 Mbyte/s
- Computer hardware bus.style
- p
- Connector.name
- IEEE 488
- Connector.pinout_image
- 300px
- Connector.pinout_caption
- Female IEEE 488 connector
- Connector.pin1
- Data input/output bit
- Connector.pin1_name
- DIO1
- Connector.pin2
- Data input/output bit
- Connector.pin2_name
- DIO2
- Connector.pin3
- Data input/output bit
- Connector.pin3_name
- DIO3
- Connector.pin4
- Data input/output bit
- Connector.pin5
- End-or-identify
- Connector.pin5_name
- EOI
- Connector.pin6
- Data valid
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Characteristics
- Connectors
- Capabilities
- Use as a computer interface
- Comparison with other interface standards
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|IEEE 488 cable with stacking connectors
General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) or Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus (HP-IB) is a short-range digital communications 8-bit parallel multi-master interface bus specification originally developed by Hewlett-Packard and standardized in IEEE 488.1-2003. It subsequently became the subject of several standards. Although the bus was originally created to connect together automated test equipment, it also had some success as a peripheral bus for early microcomputers, notably the Commodore PET. Newer standards have largely replaced IEEE 488 for computer use, but it is still used by test equipment.