Chapter 1
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The SB-GPIB board also is compatible with all revisions of the IEEE 488
standard, including the IEEE 488.2 standard. The NAT4882 chip performs
the basic IEEE 488 Talker, Listener, and Controller functions. The
Turbo488 chip enhances the performance of the SB-GPIB board. With
the Turbo488 chip and the SBus DVMA transfers, data rates for both read
and write operations can exceed 1 Mbytes/s.
You can install the GPIB board in any SBus master slot. Standard GPIB
cables can connect the GPIB board with up to 14 devices. If you need to
connect to more than 14 devices, you can add them to your system using
an IEEE 488 extender or expander, such as the National Instruments
GPIB-130, GPIB-120A, or GPIB-140A. Refer to Appendix B,
, for more information about the GPIB hardware
specifications and recommended operating conditions.
NI-488.2 Overview
NI-488.2 for Solaris consists of a loadable driver and utilities that transform
a Sun SPARC system running Solaris into an IEEE 488.2 (GPIB)
Controller with complete communications and bus management
capabilities.
NI-488.2 includes the following components:
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C language interface
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Software diagnostic utility
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Interactive control utility
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Interactive configuration utility
NI-488.2 supports up to four SB-GPIB/TNT and/or SB-GPIB boards
installed in a Sun SPARC system, and is completely compatible with
both IEEE 488 and IEEE 488.2 instruments.
