The IEEE-488 standard, also known as GPIB, is a bus interface that connects instruments with a computer to form an ATE system. Today, GPIB is still the most popular interface between computer and instruments. ADLINK LPCIe-3488A controller interface cards are fully compatible with the IEEE-488.2 instrumentation control and communication standard
and are capable of controlling up to 14 stand-alone instruments via IEEE-488 cables (Figure 1)*. The USB-3488A, LPCI-3488A and LPCIe3488A
are designed to meet the requirements of high performance and maximum programming portability.
With APIs that are compatible with NI-488.2* driver software and VISA support, the USB-3488A, LPCI-3488A and LPCIe-3488A offer the best compatibility with your existing applications and
instrument drivers. ADLINK has also implemented GPIB interface on our PXI/PXIe controller product line.
ADLINK LPCI-3488A with low-profile PCI form factor, supports
both 3.3 V and 5 V PCI buses and can be adapted to most industrial and desktop computers. A built-in FIFO between the GPIB bus and PCI controller buffers GPIB read/write operations. The maximum
GPIB transfer rates of LPCI-3488A and USB-3488A up to 1.5 MB/s.
