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uCMBC-488 Keithley General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB) Interface Card

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Item: Keithley / MetraByte uCMBC-488 General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB) Interface Card · Stock # 65539-1

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Part NumberuCMBC-488
In Stock2
AvailableToday
LocationChampaign, IL USAships worldwide
Stock #65539-1
Ship Weight1 lbs /ea
ConditionNew From Surplus Stock
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Description
This unit is sealed in the manufacturer's static bagl.

Part Number: 14111, 71100 9313/D
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Keithley / MetraByte uCMBC-488 General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB) Interface Card Overview

Features:

  • IEEE-488 Standard
  • Plugs Directly Into Any IBM PC/XT/AT Expansion Slot
  • (uC)MBC-488 Can Be Configured as a Controller, Talker or Listener
The Keithley / MetraByte MBC-488 and uCMBC-488 Series General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB) Interface Cards conform to the IEEE-488 standard (November 1978 and later). The MBC-488 or uCMBC-488 plug directly into any IBM PC/XT/AT expansion slot (including the PC/XT short slot J8) as well as virtually any other PC bus compatible or the IBM PW. The (uC)MBC-488 is supplied with a standard IEEE-488 interface connector. It can be configured as a controller, talker or listener and supports the 12 interface messages applicable to the IEEE-488 standard. The DV488 software allows interfacing with up to 14 other devices and provides system timing and interrupt control (when applicable) for complete GPIB operation.

The hardware and supporting software allow Programmed and Direct Memory Access (DMA) data transfer with data transfer rates of 2 KBytes/Sec in programmed mode and 400 KBytes/Sec in DMA mode, The supplied device drivers are general purpose in nature and may be used to interface with virtually any high and low level computer language supporting device drivers. Example routines in various languages (C, FORTRAN, BASIC, TurboPASCAL, and QuickBASIC, etc.) are provided and may be listed and/or copied as desired.

(uC)MBC-488 configuration and installation is quick and easy with the IBM PC version being configured with hardware switches.

The Keithley uCMBC-488 General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB) Interface Card may still be available for purchase and support from Artisan Technology Group beyond End-Of-Life (EOL) by the manufacturer (OEM).

General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB) Interface Card Price & Specs

Keithley / MetraByte uCMBC-488 General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB) Interface Card Description

Functions

IEEE-488 GPIB interface card that enables a host computer to control and data-collect from multiple IEEE-488 instruments over the instrument bus. Provides bidirectional data and command transfer, talk/listen signaling, bus arbitration and timing, address selection, and status reporting. Supports standard GPIB protocols, controller/master operation, and driver interfaces for automated instrument control, querying, and data acquisition. Enables remote control of lab instruments and seamless integration with software test suites.

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Keithley / MetraByte uCMBC-488 General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB) Interface Card Specs

General
ManufacturerKeithley
ModeluCMBC-488
ConditionNew From Surplus Stock
Product FamilyMBC-488 and uCMBC-488 Series, uCMBC-488

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