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GPIB PCMCIA	IEEE488 (GPIB, HPIB) PCMCIA Interface Card

Main Features GPIB drivers available for Microsoft® MS-DOS® and compatibles, Microsoft® Windows® 3.x, Windows® 95/98, Windows NT® and Windows® 2000 operating systems. > 1 Mbyte/sec transfer rate. Usage of iGPIB chip enhanced mode in driver provides: Full synchronous operation, by chip design 510 byte FIFO for handling complete SCPI strings in one step. Hardware Time-out counter. Extended EOS byte handling. Supports any application that uses VISA / SICL (Standard Instruments Control Library), for example HP VEE, HP BASIC, LabVIEW and HT Basic. For application's compatibility and programming language support, see list Language and application support is extended due to market needs: If you look for something special, contact Ines. Heat tested and burn-in. Strain relief assembly available for maximum stability even in rugged environments. Options - Please call for availability: GPIB drivers for Windows CE, OS/2, SCO UNIX, MAC OS, Solaris and HP-UX. "IEEE488.2 Device Driver" for VxWorks, pSOS, OS9 + 9000, LynxOS, VMEbus, VXIbus, PC/104 bus, GTXI® etc.

Features

The Ines GPIB PCMCIA card uses the enhanced features of the Ines iGPIB chip in conjunction with state of the art plug & play technology.

The interface system for Microsoft® MS-DOS®, Windows® 3.x, Windows® 95/98/ME, Windows® NT and Windows® 2000 operating systems completely supports the IEEE-488.2 and SCPI standard and may be operated as system controller in all computers. Using Windows® 95/98/ME, Windows NT® and Windows® 2000 operating systems, the HP SICL/TULIP standard is supported as well.

Low power consumption and versatile use in notebooks and desktop computers, using PCMCIA drives, makes it an excellent choice for portable and desktop applications.

For highest reliability, each card is heat tested up to the limits of the PCMCIA specification and burnt in for at least 15 minutes. Only this method ensures correct operation in environments that are often found in today's high power notebooks.

Overview

The interface system for Microsoft® MS-DOS® and compatibles, Microsoft® Windows® 3.x, Windows® 95/98/ME, Windows® NT and Windows® 2000 operating systems completely supports the IEEE-488.2 and SCPI standard and may be operated as system controller in all computers. Using Windows® 95/98, Windows NT® and Windows® 2000, the HP SICL/TULIP standard is supported as well.

The main goal during the development of the interface series was to create a system that uses a well-known user interface and set of commands for all high level languages. This led to the decision to use the HP syntax (Hewlett Packard® / HP-Basic) for the command structure.

The NT driver package works with Windows NT® operating system versions 3.51 and 4.0. Although Windows NT® incorporates a different driver concept than Windows® 95 , the user and application language interfaces are retained, differences within drivers are hidden. This applies for the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 operating system too. There are a number of software packages available, for further information, contact Ines.

IEEE488 Windows Software Package

Simple software installation and automatic hardware test

All software is installed by the Ines setup program. Just type 'a:setup' and all necessary drivers, application and program language interfaces are copied from disk.
Furthermore, the interface card can be tested.
A convenient feature is the uninstall option, that enables you to completely remove the installed software without side effects, even drivers in the system directories of the Windows® operating system are removed properly.

Ines software complies full with Microsoft® Windows® operating systems requirements and 32 bit application programs (e.g. HP-VEE 5.0). Execute 'setup' and the product will be installed in a few minutes.
For operating the PCMCIA card, PCMCIA Card Services are necessary:
Using Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/ME/2000 and Windows NT® operating systems, Card Services are included.
Using Microsoft® MS-DOS® and Windows® 3.x, additional PCMCIA Card Services are necessary.

Components

The Ines IEEE488 software package consists of low level drivers and a set of DLLs (Dynamic-Link-Libraries) for interfacing to programming languages and applications. There are also applications provided, like the Hardware Test that checks the card and looks for attached GPIB devices and the Interactive Control Program called WALI (Windows Advanced Look to IEEE) that is well suited to experiment with the GPIB bus without the need of an installed programming language.

Online Manual

The Online Manual completes the package. Printed documentation is out of date at the time it is printed. Only Online documents can be updated as needed. Another advantage is the full text search feature that leads to the information quicker than a printed index.

IEEE488 DOS Software Package

In the days of graphical environments and GUI interfaces, DOS seems to be a little out of date. But for good reasons, it will remain in the next years: Real-time capability, at least to some degree, simplicity, lightweightness, quick installation and years of experience using DOS make it valuable. For these reasons, Ines continues supporting DOS. For using the PCMCIA card, additional Card Services are required.

The DOS Software Package consists of the device drivers that are installed in 'config.sys', the IEEE488.2 basic I/O system, the programming language interfaces and the application interfaces. The Interactive Control Program ALI is suited to experiment with the GPIB bus without the need of an installed programming language.

The Ines ieee488.2-BIOS

To be able to achieve high transfer rates, the software is split into the command interpreter and the BIOS. The Ines ieee488.2-BIOS contains IEEE-488.2 routInes optimized for speed. The user can use interrupt calls to gain access to the ieee488-BIOS and achieve high transfer rates in programmed I/O. This transfer performance is generally adequate in the practice as it greatly exceeds what most measurement devices are capable of transferring.

The Ines ieee488-C-Library

For the 'C' programming language a special C-Library was developed. This way the ieee488 driver with all commands becomes part of the according 'C' dialect. The C-Library is available for all supported operating systems.

LPT and COM redirection

The automatic redirection of all LPT and COM interfaces can be done with a simple PRINTER command. Easy to use file transfer Direct data transfer between systems, for example between two computers, is accomplished with the ENTFILE and OUTFILE commands. With the help of these functions, it is possible to transfer data files of any size from one hard disk to the other.

Memory management

Ines-ieee488 offers commands such as MEMSET, INMEM, and MEMVEC to reserve main memory in the computer for storing measurement values. This considerably reduces the programming which needs to be done. Reserving memory protects the measurement values from being overwritten by other data.

Interactive supervision and control

Ines-ieee488 offers an interactive program to quickly gain experience with the measurement devices attached to the system. With the communication program ALI (Advanced Look to IEEE), you can create complex command sequences, set up loops, wait for an SRQ before accessing a measurement device, or read and transfer data directly into a data file with the name specified in the ENTFILE command.

Software/Drivers

Operating System	Application's compatibility		Programming language support
DOS	All GPIB applications written originally for the NEC µPD 7210c GfS Dia/Dago PC Keithley Asyst National Instruments LabWindows®		Basica Better Basic GW Basic MS Quick Basic MS Visual Basic Power Basic TransEra HT-Basic True Basic Turbo Basic	Borland Turbo C Lattice C Microsoft® C Quick C Fortran 77 Microsoft® Fortran Professional Fortran Borland Turbo Pascal Microsoft® Pascal
16 bit Windows® 3.x Windows® 95/98/ME using 16bit applications	All GPIB applications written originally for the NEC µPD 7210c. All applications that use 16 bit VISA/SICL interface. DaDisp DaDisp488	Datalog DASYLab GfS Digis and DIAdem HP BenchLink HP VEE Keithley/CEC TestPoint LabTech Notebook National Instruments LabWindows® National Instruments LabView® National Instruments Measure	HP-Basic for Windows Microsoft® Visual Basic® TransEra HT-Basic Borland C++ Microsoft® Visual C++® Borland Turbo Pascal
32 bit Windows® 95/98/ME Windows NT® Windows® 2000	All GPIB applications written originally for the NEC µPD 7210c. All applications that use 32 bit VISA/SICL interface. DaDisp488	Datalog DASYLab GfS Digis and DIAdem HP BenchLink HP VEE Keithley/CEC TestPoint LabTech Notebook National Instruments LabWindows® National Instruments LabView® National Instruments Measure	HP-Basic for Windows Microsoft® Visual Basic® TransEra HT-Basic Borland C++ Microsoft® Visual C++® Borland Turbo Pascal / Delphi
Linux			See Linux page

Ordering Information

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Accessories	Strain Relief Kit, Terminal Block, Cables, etc.	Pricing and order online at www.TeamPCTechnology.com for current information.




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GPIB PCMCIA

IEEE488 (GPIB, HPIB) PCMCIA Interface Card

Main Features