Building Forward Together USB/LPCI/LPCIe-3488A High-Performance IEEE-488 GPIB Interface for USB/PCI/PCI Express Features 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* USB-3488A Support industrial-standard VISA library Interactive utility for testing and diagnostics USB-3488A USB 2.0 compatible LPCI-3488A 2 M USB cable attached for instrument connection No external power required Easy GPIB connectively for laptops LPCIe-3488A Introduction Supported Operating System The IEEE-488 standard, also known as GPIB, is a bus interface that Windows XP, Windows 7/8 x64/x86 connects instruments with a computer to form an ATE system. Today, GPIB is still the most popular interface between computer and instruments. ADLINKs USB-3488A, LPCI-3488A and Driver and SDK LPCIe-3488A controller interface cards are fully compatible with the Visual Studio.NET/BCB IEEE-488.2 instrumentation control and communication standard LabVIEWTM* and are capable of controlling up to 14 stand-alone instruments via IEEE-488 cables (Figure 1)*. The USB-3488A, LPCI-3488A and LPCIe- MATLAB * 3488A are designed to meet the requirements of high performance and maximum programming portability. Ordering Information With APIs that are compatible with NI-488.2* driver software and VISA support, the USB-3488A, LPCI-3488A and LPCIe-3488A USB-3488A offer the best compatibility with your existing applications and High-Performance IEEE-488 GPIB interface for USB instrument drivers. ADLINK has also implemented GPIB interface on LPCI-3488A our PXI/PXIe controller product line. (Please refer to page 1-5 ~ 1-10) High-Performance IEEE-488 GPIB interface card for low-profile PCI bus ADLINKs LPCI-3488A with low-profile PCI form factor, supports LPCIe-3488A 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 High-Performance IEEE-488 GPIB interface PCI controller buffers GPIB read/write operations. The maximum card for low-profile PCI Express bus GPIB transfer rates of LPCI-3488A and USB-3488A up to 1.5 MB/s. ACL-IEEE488-1 (Figure 2) IEEE-488 standard cable, 1 meter length ACL-IEEE488-2 *Devices can be connected in linear or star configuration, or a combination of the two topologies. IEEE-488 standard cable, 2 meter length ACL-IEEE488-4 IEEE-488 standard cable, 4 meter length Product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. *NI, LabVIEW, and LabWindows CVI are trademarks or registered trademarks of National Instruments Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *MATLAB is Copyright of the MathWorks, Inc. PSpecifications LPCI-3488A USB-3488A Up to 14 instruments connected Maximum 1.5 MB/s data transfer rate (USB-3488A and LCPI-3488A) Maximum 1.2 MB/s data transfer rate (LPCIe-3488A) Cable length GPIB Bus Specifications -2 meters between each instrument (suggested) -20 meters total cable length Data transfer mode: 8 bits parallel Handshake: 3 wire handshake, reception of each data byte is acknowledged Certifications EMC/EMI: CE, FCC Class A Visual Studio.NET/BCB Software Compatibility LabVIEWTM* MATLAB* Ready : Green for active device External Indicators (USB-3488A) Active : Blinking amber for data transferring Operating temperature : 0C to 55C (32F to 131F) Storage temperature : -20C to +80C (-4F to 176F) Relative humidity : 5% to 95%, non-condensing General Specifications Power requirements +5 V +5 V 250 mA (typical) 190 mA (typical) 300 mA (maximum) 500 mA (maximum) LPCI-3488A: 120 mm x 64 mm (4.68 x 2.49) Dimensions (not including connectors) USB-3488A: 81.7 mm (L) x 66.1 mm (W) x 27.8 mm (H) (3.2 x 2.57 x 1.1) GPIB: IEEE-488 standard 24 pin I/O Connectors USB: USB standard series A plug (USB-3488A) www.adlinktech.com All products and company name listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. Updated Nov. 23, 2016. 2016 ADLINK Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All specifications are subject to change without further notice.