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From: piglet <erichpwagner@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: GPIB bus topology
Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 22:05:12 -0000 (UTC)
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bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:
> I have several pieces of HP gear (DMM, counter, Agilent-branded 
> triple-output supply) I'd like to connect to a National Instruments USB 
> to GPIB adapter for some measurements.
> 
> IEEE 488 is somewhat before my time and I see that the connectors are 
> stackable, is there a preferred bus topology for a few pieces of gear? 
> Star, linear/daisy chain with the stack on the interface, linear/daisy 
> chain with the stack on the first piece of gear? Does it matter much in 
> this use case?
> 

Daisy chain, no more than two connectors per unit as the accumulated weight
gets problematic.

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piglet