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Keithley Instruments
28775 Aurora Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44139
1-800-935-5595
tek.com/keithley
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The Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter has the following features:
Compatibility with IEEE-488.1 and IEEE-488.2 standards
Plug and play interface (attached 2 m (78.74 in.) cable; USB 2.0 compatible)
Up to 1.2 MB per second data transfer rates
Built-in 32 KB first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer for read/write operations
No external power required
Device drivers for Microsoft Windows®
An interactive utility for testing and diagnostics
Command-compatible driver APIs (application program interfaces) for use with Keithley Instruments,
National Instruments™ (NI), and VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture) libraries
KUSB-488B-903-01 Rev. B / September 2018
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com
Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter
Figure 1: KUSB-488 USB to GPIB converter
*PKUSB-488B-903-01B*
Quick Start Guide
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- Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter Quick Start Guide Keithley Instruments 28775 Aurora Road Cleveland, Ohio 44139 1-800-935-5595 tek.com/keithley Welcome Thank you for choosing a Keithley Instruments product. The Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter has the following features: Compatibility with IEEE-488.1 and IEEE-488.2 standards ...
- Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter Quick Start Guide Contact and support information This guide is designed to help you to install your KUSB-488B to GPIB Converter. For more detailed information, refer to the Keithley Instruments Model KPCI-488LPA GPIB Controller Interface Card and Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter Reference Manual, available from tek.com/keithley.
- Page 3 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter Quick Start Guide Driver installation To install the drivers: 1. Remove any existing GPIB interfaces and GPIB drivers from your computer. 2. Download the latest KUSB-488B software from the Product Support web page (https://www.tek.com/product-support).
- Page 4 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter Quick Start Guide 6. Install one of the following drivers. The InstallShield Wizard provides guidance on which driver to install. NI command-compatible driver (32- or 64-bit) Keithley command-compatible driver (32-bit) ...
- Page 5 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter Quick Start Guide Using the Keithley GPIB Configuration Utility The Keithley GPIB Configuration Utility allows you to configure the following settings: KUSB-488B bus address Bus timing ...
- Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter Quick Start Guide 3. Double-click the interface icon to open the GPIB Interface & Bus Setting dialog box. 4. Make any changes to the configuration, then select OK. Figure 5: GPIB interface and bus configuration 5.
- Page 7 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter Quick Start Guide Using the Keithley Instruments KI-488 Diagnostic Tool The KI-488 Diagnostic Tool lets you communicate with any GPIB instrument by writing command strings to your instrument and reading the results. Before you launch the diagnostic tool, make sure that the KUSB-488B is connected to both your computer and your instrument, and verify that both are powered-on.
- Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter Quick Start Guide To initialize your GPIB interface accessory: 1. Select Initialize KI GPIB. The Initialize GPIB Interface Board dialog is displayed. You must select Initialize KI GPIB before communicating with your instrument using the KI-488 Diagnostic Tool.
- Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Safety precautions The following safety precautions should be observed before using this product and any associated instrumentation. Although some instruments and accessories would normally be used with nonhazardous voltages, there are situations where hazardous conditions may be present.
- Page 10 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com For safety, instruments and accessories must be used in accordance with the operating instructions. If the instruments or accessories are used in a manner not specified in the operating instructions, the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired.
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