Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 For DOS & Windows 3.Xi - Manual (Page 19)

I. HARDWARE GUIDES 1. Overview
Personal488 User’s Manual, Rev. 3.0 I-3
I. HARDWARE GUIDES
Chapters
1. Overview............................................................................................ I-3
2. Personal488 (with GP488B)........................................................... I-8
3. Personal488/AT .............................................................................. I-13
4. Personal488/NB .............................................................................. I-17
5. Personal488/MM............................................................................. I-18
6. Personal488/CARD ........................................................................ I-22
1. Overview
Topics
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Introduction ........................................................................................ I-4
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IEEE 488.2 Interface Boards ............................................................ I-4
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Driver488 Software Interface .......................................................... I-4
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Interface & Interface Board Specifications ................................. I-6
IEEE 488.1-1987 Interface ................................................................................ I-6
IEEE 488.2-1987 Interface ................................................................................ I-6
GP488B Interface Board .................................................................................. I-6
AT488 Interface Board ..................................................................................... I-6
MP488 Interface Board .................................................................................... I-6
MP488CT Interface Board ............................................................................... I-7
GP488/2 Interface Board .................................................................................. I-7
GP488/MM Interface Board ............................................................................. I-7
NB488 Interface Module................................................................................... I-7
PCMCIA Interface Card ................................................................................... I-7
Introduction
The Hardware Guides section contains chapters pertaining to different Personal488 Drivers, as
indicated in the previous Section I Table of Contents. Each Driver488 section contains information
regarding specific PC/IEEE 488 controllers. The hardware guide describes the I/O adapter and
includes instructions for inspecting, configuring, and installing the adapter.
In addition to this manual, Power488 and Power488CT users receive a manual supplement describing
the Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) command set and the
IOTTIMER.DLL ,
a Microsoft Windows Dynamic Link Library of functions. This overview introduces the hardware and
software sections of this manual.
The Personal488 converts your PC or PC/AT into an IEEE 488.2-compliant controller. Each controller
package includes an interface board or module, driver software and complete documentation. The
following information provides a brief overview of a specific PC/IEEE 488 interfaces and software
drivers, and of the Driver488 components.