GPIB Interface for PCI Mezzanine Bus
NI PMC-GPIB
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Completely IEEE 488.2 compatible
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FIFO buffers to decouple GPIB transfers
from PCI transfers
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Maximum GPIB transfer rates
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More than 1.5 MB/s (IEEE 488.1)
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More than 7.7 MB/s (HS488)
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Complete compatibility with most
recent PMC specifications
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Bus-master DMA controller
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Plug-and-play design for easy
hardware installation
Operating Systems
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Windows XP/2000/Me/9x/NT
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Any operating system (NI-488DDK)
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Solaris (SPARC)
Recommended Software
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LabVIEW
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LabWindows
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/CVI
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Measurement Studio
Driver Software (included)
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NI-488.2
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NI-488DDK
Overview
The NI PMC-GPIB is a low-cost, high-performance IEEE 488 interface for the
PMC bus – the PCI Mezzanine Card standard (IEEE P1386.1). It is a standard for
mezzanine interfaces for VME motherboards.
PMC is electrically a superset of desktop PCI with a different physical
configuration. An NI TNT family ASIC performs the basic IEEE 488 talker, listener,
and controller functions required by the IEEE 488.2 standard and increases the
maximum data transfer rate of ANSI/IEEE 488.1-1987 to 8 MB/s using the high-
speed GPIB protocol (HS488).
The PMC-GPIB is available with NI-488.2 for Windows XP/2000/Me/9x/NT.
Alternatively, you can use the NI-488DDK, a comprehensive source-code package
for developing applications for other operating systems. NI-488DDK consists of
more than 20 board-level functions provided in source code to give you a head
start when you must design your own GPIB driver. NI-488DDK, a subset of the
NI-488.2, uses the same syntax for straightforward migration of applications
from NI-488DDK to NI-488.2.
Ordering Information
PMC-GPIB, NI-488.2, and 2 m GPIB cable for
Windows XP/2000/Me/98 ....................................................778040-01
Windows NT .........................................................................777485-01
Windows 95 ..........................................................................777486-01
Solaris (SPARC) .....................................................................778928-01
PMC-GPIB, NI-488DDK, and 2 m GPIB cable .................................777431-01
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GPIB Interface for PCI Mezzanine Bus
Specifications
IEEE 488 Compatibility
IEEE 488.1 and IEEE 488.2 compatible
Power Consumption
Typical ...................................................
Theoretical maximum............................
100 mA @ 5 V = 500 mW,
3 mA @ V
io
≤ 15 mW
129 mA @ 5 V = 645 mW,
10 mA @ V
io
≤ 50 mW
Maximum IEEE 488 Bus Transfer Rate
IEEE 488 interlocked handshake ...........
IEEE 488 noninterlocked
(HS488) handshake ...........................
7.7 MB/s
(Actual rates depend on
system configuration and
instrument capabilities.)
1.5 MB/s
Performance
GPIB
HS488 ...............................................
3-wire................................................
7.7 MB/s
1.5 MB/s
Environment
Operating
Ambient temperature .......................
Relative humidity ..............................
Storage
Ambient temperature .......................
-20 to 70 °C
5 to 95%, noncondensing
Relative humidity ..............................
0 to 55 °C
10 to 90%, noncondensing
Power Requirement
+5 VDC...................................................
600 mA typical
Physical
Dimensions
PMC ..................................................
Connector
GPIB ..................................................
PMC ..................................................
Micro D-Sub 25-pin
32-bit, Universal Signaling
7.4 by 14.9 cm (2.9 by 5.9 in.)
Compliance
Refer to the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for this product for any additional
regulatory compliance information. To obtain the DoC for this product, click
Declarations of Conformity Information at
ni.com/certification.
Signaling
PMC VIO ................................................
GPIB ......................................................
3.3 V/5 V (Universal), 33 MHz
HS488, 3-wire
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