By combining IEEE 488 and PCI connectivity as well as IEEE 488 transceivers in one chip, the TNT5002 helps instrument manufacturers simplify instrument design . On a pc board, the chip occupies less ...

Like old soldiers, instrument-interfacing and -communication standards never die; they just fade away. The reason is that instruments themselves, except for the low-cost, handheld variety, which many ...

IEEE 488 supports daisy-chain or parallel-cabling topologies, while today’s Ethernet devices typically sustain a hub-and-spoke technology, similar to a parallel topology but the devices are ...

The USB-488 is a compact, full-function IEEE-488.2 controller that can be used with any Windows computer with a USB port, while the PCMCIA-488 provides an interface for laptop and notebook ...

If you look on the back of old, old test equipment, you’ll find a weird-looking connector that’s either labeled IEEE-488, GPIB, or HP-IB. It’s a very old interface designed by HP for their ...

A couple of those executives had experience with IEEE and an earlier IEEE 488 interconnection standard. Initial discussions took place in 1979, and then the first formal meeting was held in ...