Test & Meaurement Systems (TAMS)
60488 HP-IB Interface Card

Features

  • High performance HP-IB Interface
  • 3.3v or 5v PCI
  • Use with Windows XP, 2000 & NT
  • SICL Compatible
  • IEEE488.2 compliant
  • 24% faster than the E2071D

I/O performance is imperative in instrument control. The computer should always be waiting for the instrument and not the other way around. The TAMS 60488 can deliver all the speed that your instruments need.

The TAMS 60488 card operates in both 3.3V and 5V PCI.
The ability of a single card to work at either voltage level allows the standardization of IEEE 488 interfaces in a single TAMS card. This offers unprecedented simplicity and reconfiguration possibilities.

TAMS 60488 PERFORMANCE
The TAMS 60488 is an average of 24% faster than the E2071D HP-IB card.

Using a single number to characterize performance of HP-IB, or any type of I/O operation can be misleading, because many factors affect actual performance: amount of data being transferred, size of data blocks, difference between read and write speeds, programming language, computer being used, etc. As a result, we do not recommend basing any decisions on maximum transfer rate. However, to conform to the industry standard of specifying maximum I/O speed, the TAMS 60488 card is specified at 1MB/s.

In actual tests on transfers that ranged in size from 100K to 10MB with data blocks that varied from 1K to 128K using the E2071D HP-IB card the TAMS 60488 was an average of 20% faster in read and write operations.

The E2071D was selected for comparison because it is probably the most widely used HP-IB card, and HP specifications have traditionally been very conservative.

Based on the industry standard TI 9914 chip the TAMS 60488 card meets all specifications of the industry standard IEEE488.2.

Regardless of the application, your code will now run at full performance without modification. Thanks to Agilent's (HP) SICL software architecture, once the TAMS driver is loaded, the 60488 card can be used in any application without requiring more computer overhead or changes to the code.

 


Warranty

As our many customers will attest, we will do our very best to resolve any customer problems.  But our official policy is: 

  • All items sold carry a 3-day Right Of Return Warranty. 
  • All claims must be made within 3 days of receipt. 
  • All warranties are void if the calibration / warranty seals are broken.


Shipping Policy

Shipping to be determined depending on geographical location.  We will make every effort to ship within 24 hours of receipt of payment.  We ship with FedEx only.  We will be glad to ship with other carriers using the purchasers shipping account.  Please contact us to make any special shipping arrangements. For shipping rate research, our shipping address is Boulder, CO USA ---- Zip Code is 80305.

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Ascent Concepts and Technologies
is a Research & Development Lab.  As a service to the companies and institutions we work with, we broker their excess equipment & act as application specialists on their new equipment needs.  We are now offering quality used equipment to the public with the same level of professionalism and service.   Please feel free to email at thomasknox@ascentconcepts.com or call Thomas @ 1-303-554-0307 with any Technical questions.  Please feel free to email at mstojak@ascentconcepts.com with any Shipping or Logistical questions. We make every effort to evaluate and guarantee our equipment.  Although we do not provide NIST traceable calibration, we do have extensive in house calibration equipment and make every effort to test and verify performance on equipment we sell.  However we do not warranty any items shipped outside the United States. 

 

 

The equipment shown is a representation only.  We often have multiple units in stock so please email us with your needs.  We have a large inventory and can usually find any test and measurement item in a short time frame.------Inquires info@ascentconcept.com