IEEE 488 Products

I found the issue. The problem was due to a defective GPIB wire. Thanks for you fast answer.

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Your description generally indicates a bad fiber optic cable. The required cable should meet the following specifications:

Wavelength: 820 nanometers typical.
Connectors: SMA-905 series.
Required Cable: Duplex 100ìm, 140ìm clad fiber optic.
200MHz-km bandwidth; 6 db/km max. attenuation.
Max. Cable Length: 1000 meters.
Data Rates: 3400 bytes per second typical.

I suggest you contact your local distributor or if in the USA, contact Measurement Computing for technical assistance.

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Our PCI-488 GPIB controller and our GPIB-488 Software programmers library are compatible with HP hardware. Unfortunately, we are not compatible with their “IO Libraries Suite” for instrument control.

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Installation of our GPIB-488 library is required for programming the PCI-488 in Visual Studio.NET. You can download the library here: ftp://ftp.mccdaq.com/downloads/GPIB/USB-488%20&%20PCI-488/

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Hi Mexter - Export information is available offline via consultation with our Export Coordinators. You may make such a request via email to: info@mccdaq.com

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Our (MCC’s) model name is USB-488, not USB-GPIB. The MCC brand is not easily interchangeable with other brands. Our USB-488 LabVIEW support is via the NI-VISA layer, using the development version of LabVIEW. You should contact whoever created your LabVIEW runtime applications to find out what brand/model of 488/GPIB interface was used, and obtain that same brand. Also ask them what files to install on each runtime machine.

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We do not offer instrument-specific example code. There is a C example that demonstrates a Fluke 45 meter at the following hard drive location: C:\Users\Public\Documents\GPIB-488\Language Interfaces\C

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TestPoint 7 was released in 2006, and is no longer supported. The USB-488 was released around the same time, and they were tested as compatible with each other back then. Very likely that is still the case.

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Here is a link to the 488/GPIB software, should you misplace your CD: http://www.mccdaq.com/downloads/GPIB/USB-488%20and%20PCI-488/

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Measurement Computing’s USB-488 offers complete control on up to 14 GPIB instruments.

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Hello - Yes, the drivers for the USB-488 are compatible with Windows 10. Here is a list of compatible operating systems: Windows® 10/8/7/Vista®/XP SP2, 32-bit or 64-bit

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Yes it is possible to use multiple controllers on one system. You should have no problem doing so. However, one controller is capable of communicating with up to 14 GPIB devices. Also the number of USB-488 controllers can be limited by the USB power supply of the USB port.

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Hello Boris - The installation at the link below will install the driver and all documentation and examples: http://www.mccdaq.com/downloads/GPIB/USB-488%20&%20PCI-488/

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Hello Albert - Our supported O/S spec for the 488 series has never included Virtual O/Ss. As a result of your posting, MCC has performed some basic testing to confirm the incompatibility. We will investigate possible support in the coming months.

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Hello Albert - Thank you for your inquiry. Although Windows Virtual PC is designed to run Microsoft based applications, Measurement Computing’s software applications may not run correctly in a Virtual PC environment.

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Hi Carl - MCC’s 488/GPIB boards are not able to function as a GPIB bus analyzer.

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