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- From: cfb@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Charlie Brett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
- Subject: Re: HP-IB communications
- Message-ID: <17780274@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM>
- Date: 12 Nov 92 15:47:46 GMT
- References: <1992Nov11.234159.13193@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
- Lines: 21
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- In comp.sys.hp, martin@skyhawk.jsc.nasa.gov (Toby Martin 283-4268) writes:
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- I speculate that HP 'rearranged'
- the signals from GP-IB to HP-IB, so the standard cable won't do. I also
- speculate that this can be cleared up with a 'special' cable.
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- No special cable should be required. HP-IB is what HP calls IEEE-488.
- (Or should it be the other way around :-)
- If the plotter is truly HPGL compatible, and the analyzer supports HPGL
- plotters, it should work. If it doesn't, the analyzer could be asking
- for the ID of the plotter. It might be looking for specific HP models
- (ie. 9872B, 7550A, ...) because of a limited graphics driver. Check
- the analyzer manual to see if there is a list of "supported" plotters.
- If there is, you might want to check to see if the plotter has an emulation
- mode, where it identifies itself as something supported.
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- Charlie Brett - HP Ft. Collins
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- All opinions are my own and in no way represent Hewlett Packard ...
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