Keithley Introduces New Low-Cost, Full Featured GPIB Interface.CLEVELAND -- Keithley Instruments Keithley Instruments (NYSE: KEI) is a measurement and instrument company headquartered in Solon, Ohio. Keithley develops, manufactures, markets and sells highly accurate instruments and data acquisition products, as well as complete system solutions for high-volume production , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :KEI), a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, announces the Model KPCI-488LP Low Profile GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) An IEEE 488 standard parallel interface used for attaching sensors and programmable instruments to a computer. Using a 24-pin connector, up to 15 devices can be daisy chained together. HP's version is the HPIB. Controller Interface plug-in board. A complement to Keithley's precision measurement instruments, the Model KPCI-488LP is priced at only $399 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , helping test engineers to further lower their cost of test and ownership. To reduce switching costs, the Model KPCI-488LP's driver library is fully command compatible with Keithley, Capital Equipment Corporation (CEC (Central Electronic Complex) The set of hardware that defines a mainframe, which includes the CPU(s), memory, channels, controllers and power supplies included in the box. Some CECs, such as IBM's Multiprise 2000 and 3000, include data storage devices as well. ), and National Instruments National Instruments, or NI (NASDAQ: NATI), is an American company with over 4,000 employees and direct operations in 41 countries founded in 1976 by Dr. James Truchard, Bill Nowlin and Jeff Kodosky. (TM) (NI(TM)) command sets, making it plug-and-play compatible with existing applications. Providing command compatibility protects a user's software investment and lowers their overall cost of test. Visit www.keithley.com/products/ieee488 to learn more about the Model KPCI-488LP. For High Resolution Image: http://client.ggcomm.com/Keithley/Art/KPCI-488LP.JPG See JPEG. jpg - JPEG The Model KPCI-488LP is a 3.3V and 5V PCI-bus compatible GPIB interface plug-in board. For customer convenience, with the Model KPCI-488LP, Keithley includes both a full height and a half-height bracket for use with newer low-profile PCs. The Model KPCI-488LP provides complete software support for Windows XP and 2000. Support will be provided for the new Microsoft Windows VISTA operating system upon its release. The Model KPCI-488LP also supports industry-standard VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture Commonly known as VISA, this is a widely used I/O API in the Test & Measurement industry for communicating with instruments from a PC. VISA is an industry standard implemented by several T&M companies, such as Agilent Technologies and National Instruments. ) libraries to ensure compatibility with applications utilizing VISA. The Model KPCI-488LP can be used in programming languages such as Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft Visual Studio is Microsoft's flagship software development product for computer programmers. It centers on an integrated development environment which lets programmers create standalone applications, web sites, web applications, and web services that run on any platforms , .NET, Borland C Builder, LabVIEW(TM), and LabWindows/CVI(TM). Price and Availability: Keithley's Model KPCI-488LP Low Profile GPIB Controller Interface plug-in board is priced at $399 USD. Units are available from stock. For More Information. For more information on Keithley's Model KPCI-488LP, or any of its data acquisition or test and measurement products, visit www.keithley.com/productsor contact the company at:
Telephone: 800-688-9951440-248-0400
FAX: 440-248-6168
E-mail: publisher@keithley.com
Internet: www.keithley.com
Address: Keithley Instruments, Inc.
28775 Aurora Road
Cleveland, OH 44139-1891
About Keithley Instruments, Inc. With 60 years of measurement expertise, Keithley Instruments has become a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems from DC to RF (radio frequency). Its products solve emerging measurement needs in production testing, process monitoring, product development, and research. The company's customers are scientists and engineers in the worldwide electronics industry involved with advanced materials research, semiconductor device and wafer characterization and functional test, and the production of end products such as electronic assemblies or portable wireless devices. The value Keithley provides its customers is a combination of precision measurement technology and a rich understanding of their applications to improve the quality, throughput, and yield of their products. Products and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion