GPIB interface comparison
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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 | Type | PC interface | PC protocol | Architecture/chip | Features | Vendor software | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADLINK USB-3488A | commercial | USB | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| ADLINK LPCI-3488A | commercial | PCI | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Agilent 82357B | commercial | USB | ? | ? | 1.15MB/s, up to 14 GPIB instruments | Agilent IO Libraries Suite | ? |
| Alciom Smart488 | commercial | USB | USB CDC + AT command set | ? | ? | ? | €180 |
| AR488 | DIY | USB/RS232 | custom | ATmega328/2560/32u4 (Arduino) | Prologix compat (among others) | ? | €10 |
| Beiming S82357 | commercial | USB | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Elektor GPIB/USB-Konverter | commercial | USB | ? | R8C/13 | ? | ? | €72 |
| Emsystech GPIB-Grabber | commercial | USB | ? | ? | GPIB to USB Hardcopyinterface | ? | €129 |
| GPIB-USB 82357B clone | commercial | USB | ? | ? | ? | ? | $95 |
| ICS 488-USB | commercial | USB | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| INES GPIB-USB-2 | commercial | USB | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Keithley KUSB-488B | commercial | USB | ? | ? | ? | ? | $495 |
| National Instruments GPIB-USB-A | commercial | USB | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| National Instruments GPIB-USB-B | commercial | USB | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| National Instruments GPIB-USB-HS | commercial | USB | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| National Instruments GPIB-RS232 | commercial | RS232 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| National Instruments GPIB-RS485/422 | commercial | RS485/422 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| National Instruments GPIB-ENET | commercial | Ethernet | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| National Instruments GPIB-ENET/100 | commercial | Ethernet | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| National Instruments GPIB-ENET/1000 | commercial | Ethernet | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Prologix GPIB-USB | commercial | USB | custom | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Prologix GPIB-ETHERNET | commercial | Ethernet | custom | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Tektronix TEK-USB-488 | commercial | USB | USBTMC-USB488 | ? | IEEE488.2 compliant | ? | €719 |
| Galvant GPIBUSB | semi-commercial / kit | USB | custom | PIC18F4520 + FT232RL | ? | ? | $60 CAD |
| Hot Water Electronics Pic-Plot | semi-commercial / kit | RS232 | ? | PIC16F628A | ? | ? | — |
| Hot Water Electronics Pic-Plot2 | semi-commercial / kit | USB | ? | PIC16F628 + FT232R | ? | ? | — |
| Ralf Tralow's GPIB-USB-Adapter | DIY | USB | ? | PIC18F2550 | ? | ? | — |
| Raphael Kuhnen's pic_usbgpib | DIY | USB | ? | PIC18f2550 | Uses sdcc. | ? | — |
| rudiswiki GPIBtoUSB | DIY | USB | ? | R8C/13 | ? | ? | — |
| spurtikus GPIB-RS232 | DIY | RS232 | ? | ATMega32 | ? | ? | — |
| Sven Pauli's GPIB-RS232 | DIY, CC-BY-NC-SA + GPLv3 | RS232 | HP ULI | ATmega16 + MAX232 | ? | ? | — |