EDN

IEEE 488: not dead yet?

Most test-and-measurement-industry observers believe that IEEE 488's days are numbered, but that the number will be well in excess of 3000 days. The two top contenders for the instrument-interfacing ...
EDN

Sun sets on IEEE 488, LAN and PC standards vie for its role

Vying to replace 488 Several computer-industry standards are vying to replace IEEE 488. For example, whereas all new Agilent instruments continue to incorporate IEEE 488 ports, the company's new ...
Electronic Design

Will Ethernet Supplant IEEE 488?

With Ethernet everywhere you look, it isn’t surprising that the days of dominance for the IEEE 488 bus could be approaching the end. Today, we buy a PC from one manufacturer and attach a monitor from ...
Hackaday

ieee-488

LXI, or LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation is a modern control standard for connecting electronics instrumentation which supports ethernet. It replaces the older GPIB standard, giving much better ...
Electronic Design

IEEE-488 Controllers Interface To USB And PCMCIA

Targeting IEEE-488 USB and PCMCIA applications, the USB-488 and PCMCIA-488 controllers boast of high performance at a low cost. The USB-488 is a compact, full-function IEEE-488.2 controller that can ...