National Instruments PXI-GPIB Getting Started

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Chapter 1 IntroductionPXI-GPIB/PMC-GPIB for Windows NT1-2 ©National Instruments CorporationWhat You Need to Get StartedMake sure you have all of the following items before you install your GPIBhardware and software for Windows NT:q PXI-GPIB or PMC-GPIB board, which your kit containsq The following 3.5 in., high density (1.44 MB) disks, which your kitcontains:GPIB Software for Windows NT (Disk 1 of 2)GPIB Software for Windows NT (Disk 2 of 2)q GPIB cable for the PXI-GPIB—single-shielded or double-shielded,Type X1, X2, X4, X5, or X11, which you can order from NationalInstrumentsorGPIB cable for the PMC-GPIB—Type X13, which is included inyour kitq Windows NT version 4.0 or higher installed on your systemOptional EquipmentCall National Instruments for more information about the followingoptional equipment:• Serial or parallel bus extender and cables• Bus expander/isolatorGPIB Hardware OverviewThe Plug and Play GPIB hardware, along with the GPIBsoftware, transforms your system into a fully functional GPIBTalker/Listener/Controller that has complete communications and busmanagement capability. The TNT4882C chip on each Plug and Play GPIBboard combines the circuitry of the NAT4882 ASIC, the Turbo488 ASIC,and GPIB transceivers to create a single-chip IEEE 488.2 interface. TheTNT4882C also implements the HS488 high-speed protocol, whichincreases the maximum data transfer rate to up to 7.8 Mbytes/s, dependingon the system and the system configuration. For more information abouttransfer rates, refer to Appendix C, Specifications, in this manual. For