Tektronix AD007 Network Card User Manual


 
Getting Started
AD007 User Manua l
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Connecting the GPIB
Observe these rules when you set up the AD007 GPIB-LAN Adapter
with a GPIB system:
H Connect only one AD007 GPIB-LAN Adapter on a given GPIB.
H Each device on the bus needs a unique device address. No two
devices can share the same device address.
H Do not connect more than 15 devic es to any one bus.
H Connect one device for every 2 m (6 ft) of cable used.
H Do not use more than 20 m (65 ft) of c able to connect devices to
a bus.
H Turn on at le ast two-thirds of the devices on the GPIB system
while you use the system.
H Configure the devices on the system as shown in Figure 7. Do not
use loop or parallel configurati ons.
AD007
GPIB Device
GPIB Device
GPIB Device
GPIB Device
GPIB Device
GPIB Device
Figure 7: Typical GPIB Network Configuration