The KUSB-488 USB-to-GPIB interface adapter turns a Windows PC with USB 2.0 port into an IEEE-488.2 controller. With its attached 2-m USB cable, the 4.2 x 2.6 x 1.0-in. device simply plugs into the ...

A few months ago, I was discussing the control of GPIB equipment with a colleague. Based on only on my gut feeling and the briefest of research, I told him that the pricey and proprietary GPIB ...

An open source USB to GPIB adapter will soon reach version 3, bringing an integrated Ethernet port with PoE support to the design. Project originator Kai Gossner (Xyphro) recently contacted CNX ...

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 ...

Manufacturers of test-and-measurement equipment have long recognized the need to allow for automated testing. So, they usually build equipment with some type of I/O interface. The General-Purpose ...

GPIB or Ethernet? Some early testing results and recommendations can help you focus on the realities of each technology. Ethernet, with its higher bandwidth and ubiquitous usage, seems a natural ...

In the May 1994 issue of Test & Measurement World, I stuck my neck out and wrote Look over your shoulder, GPIB where I predicted that the venerable instrument bus would be overtaken by Ethernet and ...