GPIB interface PCI-bus card

June 2005 PLCs, DCSs & Controllers

The PCI-1670 from ProMicro is a high performance PCI-bus card with a GPIB interface. The card is fully compatible with IEEE 488.1 and 488.2 standards with its PCI 2.1 bus specification. With two driver control modes, controller mode and slave mode, the PCI-1670 can perform basic IEEE 488 talker, listener and controller functions required by IEEE 488.2. The user can also connect up to 15 GPIB instruments, making the card especially suitable for instrument measurement and control.

The PCI-1670 is available for Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP and DOS and it supports complete drivers and libraries. To make driver development easier, the PCI-1670 comes with example drivers programmed in Visual C++, Borland C++ Builder, LabWindows/CVI, Visual Basic, Delphi and LabVIEW.

Powerful testing features and a configuration utility allows users to easily access and control instruments. The PCI-1670 offers a comprehensive supplementary controller driver database and provides NI-like commands to help users develop applications. Users can use an interactive GPIB window interface to control devices directly without any need of programming.

For more information contact Elton Prytz, ProMicro, 011 706 7913, [email protected], www.promicro.co.za

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