GPIB Controller enables portable instrument control.
Press Release Summary:
ExpressCard-GPIB delivers direct control of GPIB instruments from laptop computers with ExpressCard slot, which accepts modules based on USB 2.0 or PCI Express. To communicate with GPIB instruments at transfer rates of up to 8 Mbps, product incorporates TNT GPIB ASIC and Hi-Speed USB chip. Controller interface is transparent to software applications and drivers, and unit comes with NI-488.2 for Windows 2000/XP driver software and 2 m GPIB cable.
Original Press Release:
National Instruments Introduces ExpressCard-GPIB Controller for High-Speed, Portable Instrument Control
NEWS RELEASE - Oct. 11, 2005 - Engineers now can use the National Instruments ExpressCard-GPIB controller for high-speed instrument control on a laptop computer. The new controller is the latest NI product for portable GPIB control, which also includes PCMCIA and USB, and further broadens the company's unparalleled portfolio of instrument control products for the most popular buses and operating systems.
NI ExpressCard-GPIB offers direct control of GPIB instruments from laptop computers with an ExpressCard slot. ExpressCard is the next-generation laptop interface that comes standard on many new laptop computers. ExpressCard host slots can accept modules based on either USB 2.0 or PCI Express. The NI ExpressCard-GPIB controller incorporates a high-performance NI TNT GPIB ASIC and a Hi-Speed USB chip to communicate with GPIB instruments at transfer rates of up to 8 MB/s.
The NI ExpressCard-GPIB controller interface is transparent to software applications and drivers, so engineers can run existing GPIB applications on the new controller with no changes. The controller comes with NI-488.2 for Windows 2000/XP driver software and a 2 m GPIB cable. It works with the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment, the NI LabWindows/CVI ANSI C development environment, and Microsoft Visual Studio (Visual Basic/C/C++/C#) through NI-488.2 and NI-VISA driver software.
About National Instruments
National Instruments (www.ni.com) is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation - a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and academia approach measurement and automation. Leveraging PCs and commercial technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs for test, control and design applications through easy-to-integrate software, such as NI LabVIEW, and modular measurement and control hardware for PXI, PCI, USB and Ethernet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,600 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. In 2004, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries. For the past six years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.
Pricing and Contact Information
NI ExpressCard-GPIB
Priced from $599
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