User manual

Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter
Quick Start Guide
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Model KUSB-488B features
The Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter (see Figure 1) has the following advanced features:
• IEEE-488.1 and IEEE-488.2 standards compatible
• Plug and play interface (attached 2 m (78.74 in.) cable; USB 2.0 compatible)
• Up to 1.2 MB per second data transfer rates
• Built-in 32 KB first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer for read/write operations
• No external power required
• Device drivers for Microsoft Windows
®
XP/2000/Vista operating systems
• An interactive utility for testing and diagnostics
• Command-compatible driver APIs (application program interfaces) for use with Keithley
Instruments, National Instruments™ (NI)
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, and VISA (Virtual Instrument Software
Architecture) libraries
Figure 1: KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter
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