The host PC must include a suitable GPIB controller—an internal interface card or an external device. Newer PC designs are phasing out traditional internal buses, such as PCI, ISA, and EISA, in favor ...

GPIB, however, has a shorter latency than Ethernet. Typical GPIB latency is about 100 �s while Ethernet is in the 1,000-�s range. This gives GPIB a 10� latency advantage over Ethernet.

The older model Agilent 82357B USB-GPIB adapters are around $100, and will actually work on most platforms. I use this with the HP 3457A and HP 6625A setup to run through automated testing.

This week, National Instruments unveiled a USB-to-GPIB controller that takes advantage of the high-speed USB 2.0 specification to offer transfer rates up to 1.8 Mbytes/s in standard IEEE 488.1 mode ...

The 488.2V4 GPIB driver for controlling test instruments fully supports 32- and 64-bit Windows operating systems as well as 64-bit programs and includes a 64-bit DLL for executing 64-bit programs ...

I just use a NI PCI-GPIB off eBay, as it has the best driver support (and will drive a 15-instrument bus with an extender to 12 more…) Report comment. Reply. Steven Casagrande says: ...