NB-GPIB/TNT

National Instruments NB-GPIB Series IEEE 488 Interfaces
Features

• IEEE 488 Interfaces for Macintosh NuBus Computers
• Fully IEEE 488.2 Compliant
• Connect and Interface Multiple Instruments

The NB-GPIB/TNT and NB-GPIB-P/TNT are IEEE 488 interfaces for Macintosh NuBus computers. The TNT4882C chip on these boards performs the basic IEEE 488 Talker, Listener, and Controller functions, including those required by the most recent GPIB standard, IEEE 488.2. These boards can sustain data transfer rates of 1.3 MB/s, and can also implement a high-speed GPIB protocol (HS488), so that you can have data transfers up to 2.3 MB/s. The NB-GPIB/TNT and NB-GPIB-P/TNT boards are fully software-compatible with all versions of NB-GPIB hardware.

The NB-GPIB and NB-GPIB-P boards, equipped with NAT4882 and Turbo488 ASICs, are also IEEE 488 interfaces for Macintosh NuBus computers. The NAT4882 controller chip performs the basic IEEE 488 Talker, Listener, and Controller functions, including those required by IEEE 488.2. The Turbo488 performance-enhancing chip boosts GPIB read and write transfers to rates of up to 850 KB/s.

You can use standard GPIB cables to connect the GPIB board with up to 14 instruments. You can connect the NB-GPIB with up to 13 instruments.