An open source USB to GPIB adapter will soon reach version 3, bringing an integrated Ethernet port with PoE support.

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 ...

Pleasanton, Calif.—ICS Electronics is offering an Ethernet to GPIB instrument interface that adapts GPIB instruments to Ethernet-based test systems. The Model 8055 ships with ICS's VXI-11 Keyboard ...

Contemporary research laboratories include a variety of instruments that connect using any of several interface methods to a PC for automating procedures and collecting data. Although different ...

If you decide to adopt GPIB as the interface to control instruments,the next step is to determine the I/O software kits for instrumentcommunication. These I/O software kits are regarded as a software ...

The KPCI-488LP is a low-profile GPIB controller interface plug-in board and includes a driver library that's said to be fully compatible with widely used instrumentation. The card works with 3.3 and 5 ...

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 ...