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Title: Standard NIM digital bus (NIM/GPIB)

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5691060

This document defines a standard digital data bus for NIM instruments as defined in Publication TID-20893 issued by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (now under the US Department of Energy). It utilizes the General Purpose Instrumentation Bus (GPIB) of ANSI/IEEE Std 488-1978 and the Code and Format conventions of ANSI/IEEE Std 728-1982 of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), together with additional requirements and recommendations in this document to maximize compatibility of NIM instruments utilizing the bus.

Research Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC
OSTI ID:
5691060
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER-0173; ON: DE83017865
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English