The IEEE-488 standard, also known as GPIB, is a bus interface that connects instruments with a computer to form an ATE system. Today, GPIB is still the most popular interface between computer and instruments. ADLINK’s USB-3488A, LPCI-3488A and LPCIe-3488A controller interface cards are fully compatible with the IEEE-488.2 instrumentation control and communication standard and are capable of controlling up to 14 stand-alone instruments via IEEE-488 cables. The USB-3488A, LPCI-3488A and LPCIe3488A are designed to meet the requirements of high performance and maximum programming portability.
With APIs that are compatible with NI-488.2 driver software and VISA support, the USB-3488A, LPCI-3488A and LPCIe-3488A offer the best compatibility with your existing applications and instrument drivers. ADLINK has also implemented GPIB interface on our PXI/PXIe controller product line. ADLINK’s LPCI-3488A with low-profile PCI form factor, supports both 3.3 V and 5 V PCI buses and can be adapted to most industrial and desktop computers. A built-in FIFO between the GPIB bus and PCI controller buffers GPIB read/write operations. The maximum GPIB transfer rates of LPCI-3488A and USB-3488A up to 1.5 MB/s.

• Fully compatible with the IEEE-488 standard
• Support 32-bit 3.3 V or 5 V PCI bus (LPCI-3488A)
• Up to 1.5 MB/s data transfer rates (USB-3488A and LPCI-3488A)
• Built-in FIFO for read/write operations
• Provide APIs compatible with NI-488.2 driver software
• Support industrial-standard VISA library
• Interactive utility for testing and diagnostics

     USB-3488A

• USB 2.0 compatible
• 2 M USB cable attached for instrument connection
• No external power required
• Easy GPIB connectively for laptops