HP 45847-60002 HPIB GPIB IEEE-488 Cable Hewlett-Packard Instrument Bus

HP 45847-60002 HPIB GPIB IEEE-488 Cable Hewlett-Packard Instrument Bus

The HP 45847-60002 is a short HPIB (Hewlett-Packard Instrument Bus) cable designed for connecting HP test and measurement equipment via the IEEE-488 parallel interface standard. HPIB and GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) are the same standard — HP developed the original interface in the 1960s and 1970s and it was later standardized as IEEE-488. This cable carries the standard 24-pin Centronics-style GPIB connector on one end, allowing daisy-chaining of instruments in a GPIB-based test system.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: HP (Hewlett-Packard)
• Part Number: 45847-60002
• Cable Type: HPIB / GPIB / IEEE-488 Instrument Bus
• Connector: 24-pin IEEE-488 (GPIB) connector on one end; secondary connector on other end
• Cable is short/patch length (approximately 0.5–1 foot based on photos)
• Connector housing has thumbscrew locking hardware
• Note: visible oxidation on GPIB connector contacts — please review photos carefully

Applications

HPIB/GPIB cables are used to interconnect test and measurement instruments — such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, and power supplies — into automated test systems controlled by a PC or instrument controller. The IEEE-488 bus supports up to 15 devices on a single daisy-chained network, making it the backbone of bench and rack-based test automation. HP instruments from the 1970s through the 2000s (and instruments later rebranded under Agilent and Keysight) relied on GPIB for communication. These cables remain essential for maintaining and operating legacy HP test equipment and for integrating older instruments into modern GPIB-controlled test setups. Compatible with any IEEE-488-compliant instrument from HP, Agilent, Keysight, Tektronix, Rohde & Schwarz, Fluke, Keithley, and other manufacturers adhering to the standard.