1. Before Using the Product
GP-IB(PCI)F, GP-IB(PCI)FL, GP-IB(LPCI)F, GP-IB(LPCI)FL
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Before Using the Product
About the Board
T his product is a PCI bus compatible interface board with support for bus master operation and which
complies with IEEE-488.1 and IEEE-488.2. T he card can be used in a PC to control communications
with devices that support the GPIB interface and perform GPIB bus line data analysis.
You can use the supplied driver library to develop application software using any programming
language that supports the Win32 API routines (such as Visual Basic or Visual C++), or using
LabVIEW.
Features
C omplies with the IEEE-488.2 standard
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As the card complies with the IEEE-488.2 standard, you can control any external device that supports this
standard.
Data transfer speed 1.5Mbyte/sec max.
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T he maximum data transfer speed for communications is 1.5Mbyte/sec.
Supports bus master operation
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T he bus master data transfer function enables large quantities of data to be transferred between the
board and PC without loading the CPU.
Internal 2Kbyte FIFO buffers for send and receive
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The board has separate 2Kbyte FIFO buffers for sending and receiving data, allowing both small and
large volumes of data to be transferred at high speed.
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Interface messages also use a FIFO to enable high-speed transmission.
Built-in GPIB bus analyzer function
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T he board features a bus analyzer function. [GP-IB(PCI)F, GP-IB(LPCI)F]
This not only allows the signals on the GPIB bus to analyzed, but also permits signal analysis to be
performed while the board is performing GPIB communications
Built-in SPAS event function
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In addition to the functions of the earlier GPIB controller (
µ
PD7210), the board also supports the
SPAS event generated when a serial poll occurs. T his gives you a high level of flexibility in
constructing your system.
Internal high-precision timer
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T he board includes a high-precision application timer to allow accurate time monitoring to be
performed under Windows.
Long term availability
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As the board uses a high-speed GPIB controller developed by CONTEC (upwardly compatible with
the
µ
PD7210), reliable long term availability is ensured.
Diagnostic program
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A diagnostic program is supplied to support system development. The diagnostic program can be used to
check hardware operation (interrupts and I/O addresses) and to perform simple communication tests with
connected devices.
