University of Central Florida STARS Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Winter 1980 The General Purpose Interface Bus Ernest D. Baker University of Central Florida Part of the Engineering Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Masters Thesis (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. STARS Citation Baker, Ernest D., "The General Purpose Interface Bus" (1980). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 462. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/462 THE GENERAL PURPOSE INTERFACE BUS BY ERNEST D. BAKER B.S.E., Florida Technological University, 1975 . ...... RESEARCH REPORT Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of ·Master of Science in Engineering in the Graduate Studies Program of the College of Engineering of the University of Central Florida at Orlando, Florida Winter Quarter 1980 THE GENERAL PURPOSE INTERFACE BUS BY ERNEST D. BAKER ABSTRAC+ The General Purpose Interface Bus, as defined by the ~EE~ Stcndard , deals with systems that require digital data to be transferred between a group of instruments. An overview of this standard is presented which summarizes the interface's capabilities, functions and versatility by explaining the b.asic interface concepts. In addition, a GPI.S testing application and a GPIB related design example are presented and i.nvesti- gated. ~~Herbert C. Towle, Chairm2n · ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is with d£ep adoration and appreciation that the author wishes to thank the committee members and those advisors whose patience and understanding provided an avenue for the satisfactory completion of this research report.