GPIB interface comparison

This is an alphabetically ordered table of various GPIB interfaces, i.e., devices which connect GPIB-capable test equipment to your PC via USB, RS232, Ethernet, and so on.

This page lists commercial and non-commercial devices with a short overview of their capabilities. We list all kinds of devices here, not only those supported by sigrok.

You should not use the information here as the sole source for any buying decisions, this is just meant for informational purposes. Please carefully check the vendor websites if you intend to buy any hardware.

Device	PC interface	PC protocol	Architecture/chip	Features	Vendor software	Price
Commercial
Agilent 82357B	USB	?	?	1.15MB/s, up to 14 GPIB instruments	Agilent IO Libraries Suite	?
Beiming S82357	USB	?	?	?	?	?
Elektor GPIB/USB-Konverter	USB	?	R8C/13	?	?	€72.-
Emsystech GPIB-Grabber	USB	?	?	GPIB to USB Hardcopyinterface	?	€129.-
GPIB-USB 82357B clone	USB	?	?	?	?	$95
National Instruments GPIB-USB-A	USB	?	?	?	?	?
National Instruments GPIB-USB-B	USB	?	?	?	?	?
National Instruments GPIB-USB-HS	USB	?	?	?	?	?
National Instruments GPIB-RS232	RS232	?	?	?	?	?
National Instruments GPIB-RS485/422	RS485/422	?	?	?	?	?
National Instruments GPIB-ENET/100	Ethernet	?	?	?	?	?
National Instruments GPIB-ENET/1000	Ethernet	?	?	?	?	?
Prologix GPIB-USB	USB	custom	?	?	?	?
Prologix GPIB-ETHERNET	Ethernet	custom	?	?	?	?
Tektronix TEK-USB-488	USB	USBTMC-USB488	?	IEEE488.2 compliant	?	€719.-
Semi-commercial / hobby / DIY / open-source
Galvant GPIBUSB	USB	custom	PIC18F4520 / FT232RL	?	?	$60 CAD
Hot Water Electronics Pic-Plot	RS232	?	PIC16F628A	?	?	—
Hot Water Electronics Pic-Plot2	USB	?	PIC16F628 + FT232R	?	?	—
Raphael Kuhnen's pic_usbgpib	USB	?	PIC18f2550	Uses sdcc.	?	—
rudiswiki GPIBtoUSB	USB	?	R8C/13	?	?	—
spurtikus GPIB-RS232	RS232	?	ATMega32	?	?	—
Sven Pauli's GPIB-RS232	RS232	HP ULI	ATmega16 + MAX232	?	?	—