OMB-PER-488 -- IEEE-488 Interface Board for IBM or Compatibles

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OMB-PER-488 IEEE-488 board

PC and AT Compatible, with 8-Bit Slot or 16-Bit Microchannel Interface
330 kbyte/sec Data Transfer Rate
Full IEEE-488.2 Support
Includes DOS and Windows Drivers
Easily Programmable via Familiar HP-Style Commands
Compatible with Popular Graphics and Analysis Software

The OMB-PER-488 board for IBM PC and compatibles converts a PC or a PC/AT into an IEEE.2-compliant controller. The OMB-PER-488 includes a half-size interface board with DOS and Windows driver software. For microchannel-based computers, the OMB-PER- 488/2 features a 16-bit microchannel interface. The three software drivers included with each board are fully and independently documented, ensuring easy start-up and usability.

Software Drivers The OMB-PER-488 includes three driver packages; the base driver compatible with all major programming languages and spreadsheets; a high performance driver with subroutine-style interface that supports C, Pascal and QuickBasic; and a Windows dynamic link library (DLL) with C and VisualBasic support.

DOS Device Driver Software The DOS driver software for the OMB-PER-488 features powerful HP-style commands to simplify IEEE-488 instrument control and application program development, by transparently executing multiple low-level bus management tasks and shielding the operator from the complexities of IEEE-488 protocol. They can be used in application programs written in any popular software language. PC serial (COM) port support is standard, enabling direct serial communication from programming languages. Asynchronous communications is also supported, allowing a program to execute foreground tasks while the driver concurrently controls multiple background I/O tasks. Data is transferred simultaneously, via DMA or interrupts, on multiple IEEE-488 and/or serial ports. Automatic program vectoring to service routines for Basic, C and Pascal programs is also supported. Other features include interactive instrument control from the DOS prompt, and serial and parallel port redirection (for applications that direct printer/plotter output through the BIOS).

Windows Dynamic Link Library (DLL) The Windows DLL supplied with the OMB-PER-488 board allows users to integrate IEEE 488.2 control into Microsoft Windows applications. It provides HP-style IEEE-488 commands for high and low-level IEEE-488.1 bus control, and offers additional commands that support he IEEE-488.2 standard. The software also conforms to Windows' standard application architecture, allowing Windows to link with the IEEE-488 driver during run time, and to manage memory requirements, interrupts and messages. Windows multitasking capability allows multiple test applications to concurrently access the same network of IEEE-488 instruments. This software automatically arbitrates

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