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GPIB, USB and Instrument Control Products for Easy PC-to-Instrument Connection

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  • Choose the best way to connect your PC to GPIB, USB and RS-232 instruments
  • Take advantage of PC-standard interfaces (USB, LAN, PCI, PCIe)
  • Protect your investment with industry-standard I/O software

Introduction

The Keysight Technologies, Inc. GPIB, USB and Instrument Control Products

Keysight instrument control hardware family benefits

  • Easy connection to GPIB, USB and RS-232 instruments — Keysight instrument control hardware offer simple “plug-and-go” set up and configuration.
  • Use PC-standard interfaces — Connect via your computer PCI/PCIe slot or use the built-in USB or LAN ports on your PC to connect to your instruments.
  • Choice of interfaces (GPIB, RS-232, USB, LAN, PCI, PCIe — Keysight offers you a selection of products to meet your I/O needs. We work where you do!
  • Use industry-standard I/O libraries — The included industry-standard VISA I/O libraries make it easy for you to use your existing software programs and let you mix and match test instruments and software from different vendors in a single system.

Easily mix instruments from different vendors

Keysight IO Libraries Suite eliminates the headaches associated with trying to combine hardware and software from different vendors. The software is compatible with GPIB, USB, LAN and RS-232 test instruments that adhere to the supported interface standards, no matter who makes them.

When you install the IO Libraries Suite, the software checks for the presence of other I/O software on your computer. If it finds another vendor’s VISA libraries (such as National Instruments), it automatically installs in a side-by-side mode that allows you to use your existing I/O software and the Keysight software together in multi-vendor systems without you being concerned with the behind-the-scenes details.

Works with millions of existing instruments from hundreds of vendors

Use the most trusted and reliable technology for your connections. The IO Libraries Suite ships with more than 150 instruments from Keysight. It works with literally millions of existing instruments—helping you minimize the number of software packages you need. You won’t have to switch between packages as you use a mix of existing and new instruments in the future.

Work in the environment comfortable to you

In addition, the IO Libraries are compatible with a variety of application development environments and programming APIs including Keysight or NI VISA, VISA COM, SICL, and Keysight 488 (compatible with NI-488.2), giving you even more flexibility to choose the software and hardware from any vendor to get your job done.

Keysight 82350C High Performance PCI-GPIB Interface Card

The 82350C PCI-GPIB interface card converts any PCI bus computer into an instrumentation control and data acquisition system. It comes with direct PCI computer connection, and transaction overhead is minimized for the best overall operating performance.

The 82350C interface card is fully compatible with IEEE-488 control and communication standard, de-couples GPIB transfers from PCI bus transfers. Buffering provides I/O and system performance that is superior to direct memory access (DMA). The hardware is software configurable and compatible with the plug-and-play standard for easy installation. The GPIB interface card offers high flexibility to plug into standard or low profile PC with a bracket change.

Features

  • PCI IEEE-488 interface for PCs
  • Transfer rates up to 900 KB/s
  • Dual processor support on the latest Windows operating system

Recommended use

  • Maximum GPIB throughput for all configurations
  • Standard and low-profile brackets allow flexible connection

Keysight 82351B High Performance PCIe-GPIB Interface Card

Faster data transfer speed for high-throughput test application

The 82351B PCIe-GPIB interface card offers the fast data transfer rate associated with PCIe to support high-bandwidth PC applications, ensuring that data is consistently retained without being overwritten during the transfer to memory.

PCIe is the next generation of PCI and offers unsurpassed speed and performance, making PCIe cards an ideal choice for many computer platforms and automation applications. It is full backward compatible with PCI-configured software or coding, removing the need to reconfigure any code. The 82351B is highly flexible with plug-and-play configuration and enables usage in a low-profile PC with a bracket change.

Features

  • High transfer rate of 1.4 MB/s
  • High flexibility via up-plugging (to x4 or x8 PCIe slots)
  • 3.3 V signal level for lower power consumption

Recommended use

  • Bandwidth-intensive test applications
  • Standard and low-profile brackets allow flexible connection

Keysight 82357B USB/GPIB Interface

Connect GPIB instruments quickly and easily to your computer’s USB port

The Keysight 82357B USB/GPIB interface provides a direct connection from the USB port on your desktop and laptop computers to GPIB instruments. Once the software is loaded, your computer automatically detects the 82357B when it is connected to the computer USB port.

With the 82357B USB/GPIB interface and its convenient plug-and-play feature, you just plug and go. It is also hot pluggable, making it easy to connect and disconnect without having to shut down the computer. No external power supplies are necessary.

The 82357B USB/GPIB interface implements USB 2.0 and is backward compatible with USB 1.1. The 82357B USB/GPIB interface uses a thin, flexible, high-quality USB cable that is USB 2.0-compliant. The USB cable is shielded, and the connector is specified to 1,500 insertions, ensuring a durable connection and reliable data transfer.

Features

  • Fast and easy connection to GPIB instruments
  • Uses standard USB and IEEE-488 interfaces
  • Maximum GPIB transfer rate of up to 1.15 MB/s
  • Use industry-standard software
  • Parallel polling capability

Recommended use

  • Easiest GPIB connectivity
  • Notebook computer GPIB connections

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