The USB-3488A from Adlink is an GPIB-to-USB interface controller that lets users connect GPIB test instruments to a laptop computer. Compatible with both IEEE 488.1 and IEEE 488.2, the USB-3488A ...

The USB-GPIB controller module converts any PC with a USB interface into a full-function IEEE 488.2 bus controller. The module is a Plug & Play USB peripheral supported under Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP ...

An open source USB to GPIB adapter will soon reach version 3, bringing an integrated Ethernet port with PoE support to the design. Project originator Kai Gossner (Xyphro) recently contacted CNX ...

A few months ago, I was discussing the control of GPIB equipment with a colleague. Based on only on my gut feeling and the briefest of research, I told him that the pricey and proprietary GPIB ...

ADLINK Technology has announced the USB-3488A, a cost-effective IEEE-488 GPIB to USB interface controller. The USB-3488A is fully IEEE 488.1 and IEEE 488.2 compatible and provides the benefits of ...

In the world of (expensive) lab test equipment the GPIB (general purpose interface bus) connection is hard to avoid if you want any kind of automation, but nobody likes wrangling with the bulky cables ...

Due to cost-effectiveness and easy connectivity, current PCs areequipped with both USB and LAN interfaces. Meanwhile, after more thanthree decades of enhancements and wide ranging development, ...

National Instruments has introduced its first Mac-compatible USB-GPIB controller as well as a low-profile PCI Express GPIB controller. With the NI USB-GPIB-HS, Mac users can now control their ...

The PCI-1671UP is designed as a cost-effective, universal PCI, GPIB controller in MD1 low-profile form factor, which allows for data transfer rates of up to 1.5MB/s. Features include: full IEEE 488.2 ...

Any programmable instrument can be used in a system. But what makes one system-ready and another just a programmable instrument? When developing a functional test system from scratch, you have many ...

DESIGN VIEW is the summary of the complete DESIGN SOLUTION contributed article, which begins on Page 2. Choosing the right platform (or combination of platforms) for your ATE system can save you money ...