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AT-GPIB/NI-488M/AT&T UNIX
Appendix B
Hardware Specifications
This appendix contains a description of the physical and electrical
characteristics of the AT-GPIB interface board and the conditions under
which it should be used.
IEEE 488 Bus
Turbo488 Clock
20.0 MHz
NAT4882 Interface Controller Clock
20.0 MHz
Transfer Rate
•
Read from GPIB instrument
Over 1 Mbytes/sec
•
Write to GPIB instrument
Over 1 Mbytes/sec
•
GPIB commands
350 kbytes/sec
(Actual speed may vary considerably from those shown due to
instrumentation capabilities.)
Power Requirement (from PC AT I/O Channel
Bus)
+5 VDC
0.66A typical
1.50A maximum
Physical
Dimensions
4.2 in. x 6.5 in.
I/O Connector
IEEE-488 Standard 24-Pin