Communicate with and control up to 14 stand-alone instruments (via IEEE 488 cables, not included) with this PCI low profile GPIB controller card from Adlink.
The 32-bit (3.3V or 5V compatible) low profile PCI MD1 small form factor GPIB controller card is fully IEEE 488 compatible and performs at 1.5MB/s data rates. It features 1KB FIFO onboard for read and write operations and provides APIs compatible with NI-488.2. This robust card also supports industrial-standard VISA library while providing an interactive utility for testing and diagnositics.
The IEEE488 standard, also known as GPIB, is a bus interface that connects instruments with a computer to form an ATE system. GPIB was initially developed by Hewlett Packard and was recognized as an IEEE standard in 1978. The IEEE488.1-1978 standard defines the convention for electrical and mechanical bus characteristics, as well as the state diagram for each bus function. In 1987, another standard was derived from the original IEEE488.1-1978 known as the IEEE488.2-1987. It was introduced to define data formats, common commands, and control protocols for instruments. In general, IEEE488.1 defines hardware specifications, and IEEE488.2 defines software specifications. The IEEE488 standard has been widely accepted by instrument vendors for the past few decades. Today, GPIB is still the most popular interface between computer and instruments.
