Cheap GPIB IEEE-488 Cable Review

[@sparkden]

can you install a NI card via pc slot?

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Hi Spark, looks like this is an option. They sell for about $99 to $200 used and even have a wide range of support for multiple operating systems like windows 10, and even Linus centOS (on of my persona favorites). Sounds better then buying a GBIP to USB that is probably going to be fake. Unfortunately I do not have a full PC anymore, I’ve gone all laptops and tables. This is the real one from NI, notice the yellow tantalum caps around the chip, total of 5. Some on eBay don’t look like this at all and might be fake, so I would look for one that looks like the original from thenNI site. www.ni.com/en-us/support/model.pci-gpib.html Support and drivers for the NI PCI / PCIe cards: search.ni.com/nisearch/app/main/p/ap/tech/lang/en/pg/1/sn/ssnav:drv/fil/phwebntpmdm:122736/ Used ones being sold: www.google.com/search?q=ni+gpib+pci+card&num=50&safe=off&client=safari&hl=en&prmd=sivn&source=univ&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjU6Y2Sk6PYAhUK4IMKHUEcDM4Q1TUIYA&biw=678&bih=985&dpr=2 Thank for watching, Scott

[@sparkden]

Thank you Scott This was best reply on you tube so far! I bought this ( jwww.ebay.co.uk/itm/322947486620) just now following your advice ...please have a look at it and fire a thought.

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Well if you need a ISA card for your computer then you have it now for a good price. I don’t know if it’s the correct one for your computer, ISA plug, PCI, PCIe. Only you wound know your computer. I did a find a support page: sine.ni.com/psp/app/doc/p/id/psp-356 And this older data sheet. www.ni.com/pdf/products/us/4gpib681.pdf It mentioned Windows drivers for supporting Me/9.x/3.1 and DOS. Some old windows operating systems. But again, I don’t know what operating system you will be using this with? They may have updated drivers for newer windows versions if you need it, NI is usualy good with keeping drivers updated even on older hardware longer then most other companies woild. If this is the correct card slot for your computer using the ISA slot plug, but your running a newer operating system you can always call them or email them. Some even write custom open source drivers to support other operating systems. They have been fast to answer my questions in the last, but it’s also the holiday break so give them a little more time for the holidays. If your computer is newer and runs windows 10, uses a PCI and PCIe plug slot then I woild go back and look for the original one I linked to in my last comment. But again, it’s hard to say for sure without knowing your computer hardware specs, requirements, what devices you want to use this with in the other end of the cable. I hope this works out for you and is the correct card for,your computer. You can also join some sites like the eevblog that have a lot of knowledgeable people to help as well and some of these people also run older computers and hardware still that could help better with an older ISA card. Thanks for watching, and the complement about being th eyestalks reply on KZbin. Scott

[@sparkden]

i have some test instruments and hopping to connect some sort. my computer with gpio from lab was thrown away!! as a shop clear up by my work colleague ; he was complaining for not having much space under lab desk so when someone turned up to collect stuff he gave that PC too (the pc was ordered with the port for lab use!!) Then when i asked around they said: get another pc!! easy as that! now i can not!!!so looking to marry things up is taking its tall...thanks for your detailed response! My computer other pc has the both slots reserve so probably with some luck i shall get this going as 4 now cant get any instrument data.

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Cool, hope it all works out for you. Keep me updated if you remember.