GPIB Application Notes
AB48-11 GPIB
101 - A tutorial about the GPIB bus. Includes IEEE-488.2 Standard,
SCPI and GPIB programming concepts. Also called GPIB.pdf. Additional information on this subject
is available at Wikiverse.org. Last update 03-21-18.
AB48-12 Extending the IEEE-488 Bus.
AB48-13C Changing the configuration table in the 4823A's EPROM.
AB48-15 Using the 4861 OEM Board as a power supply controller.
AB48-16 Controlling the 4896's RS-232 DTR and RTS output signals with undocumented 4896 commands.
AB48-17 Improving 4895 Serial-to-GPIB Controller
program performance and command response times.
AB48-18 Using the 4863/2363 Status Reporting Structure
to monitor digital signals. Includes sample Quick Basic program that supports
both GPIB and serial devices and responds to Status Byte interrupts.
AB48-19 Controlling Serial Temperature Controllers
from the GPIB Bus. Describes Tenny Versatenn and Watlow Temperature
Controllers' serial protocols and some typical protocol sequences.
Includes cable connections, debugging techniques and example programs.
Applies to ICS Models 4804-7, 4809, 4814, 4819, 4894A-7 and 4899.
AB48-20A Generating Serial Waveforms and Transferring
Digital Data with ICS's Digital Interface Modules. Includes program
examples
and 4803's High-Speed Binary data output format. Applies to all ICS 48x3
interfaces.
AB48-21 Using the 4896 GPIB-to-Quad Serial Interface
to add serial inputs to HP's Series 700 computers. Includes example software
for inputting data from factory sensors. Concepts described in the AB48-21
apply to other computer systems that need additional serial channels.
AB48-22 Tips on Installing a 4803 or a 4823B board
in a host chassis. Includes board layout drawings with connector location
dimensions.
AB48-23 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) about
ICS's 488.2 Driver (488.2 Driver FAQs) and the supported GPIB Controller
cards and modules. For questions about our new 488.2V3 Driver, refer
to AB48-40 below.
AB48-24 Shows how to control Modbus Devices from
the GPIB bus using ICS's 4804/4894A GPIB-to-Serial Interfaces. The
Application Note shows connections to a Watlow Controller and software
directions for creating Modbus packets. Example Visual Basic programs
are available which run on PCs with Visual Basic 4.0 or later. The project
files are in self-exploding zip files. File ICS2Mod.exe
is for PCs with ICS's 488-PC2 card. File ICS-NI2Mod.exe
is for ICS's 488-PCI/PCM cards, National Instruments, Computer Boards,
or any GPIB Controller Card that uses the NI488.2 Commands. See AB48-25A
below for an easier solution.
AB48-25d Shows how to use ICS's new 4809, 4819
and 4899 GPIB-to-Modbus Interfaces to easily control Modbus Devices
from the GPIB bus. The Application Note includes a description of a
Visual Basic example program that controls process temperatures and
humidity with the Watlow F4 Controller. The program runs on ICS's 488-USB2
and 488-LPCI cards, National Instruments, Measurement Computing, or any
GPIB Controller Card that supports the NI 488 style commands. Download
the Visual Basic program TempCtlr.zip.
AB48-26 Shows how to control GPIB devices over a
serial link and describes the differences between the 4894A and 4895 when
they are being used as Serial-to-GPIB bus controllers.
AB48-27 Describes how a 4863 can be used as a Test
Module Adapter (TMA) to control GPIB devices from a parallel (BCD) interface
to replace obsolete instruments in an Automatic Test System (ATS).
AB48-28 Describes how a 488-PCI Card or a 488-PCM
Card can be programmed for a Non-controller application. Download
Visual
Basic program Dev_example.zip.
AB48-29 Describes how a 4864 GPIB Relay Interface
can be controlled with LabView VIs. Download the example VIs 4864_LabView.zip.
AB48-30 Describes how the 488-USB was used in Wayne
Kerr's Screen Capture utility.
AB48-31 Describes how a 4863, 4803, 4823B or a 4813
GPIB-to-Parallel Interface can be controlled with LabView VIs. Download
the example VIs 4863_LabView.zip.
AB48-32 Describes how ibnotify is used to handle
an asynchronous event and an example program using ibnotify to to receive
serial data from an ICS 4896 GPIB to Quad Serial Interface. Download
the ibnotify example program ibnotify_app.zip.
AB48-33 Describes how to interface a 4803 to low
voltage devices. Applies to ICS Models 2363, 4863, 4823B and 4813.
AB48-34 Lists PCL5/HPGL compatible parallel printers
and instruments for the Model 4892, 4892A and 4892B Printer Interfaces.
Last update 01-25-12.
AB48-35 Describes ways to convert older test programs to use ICS's 488.2 GPIB Controllers. Includes Rocky Mountain Basic Examples.
AB48-36 Describes the correct way to read partial
blocks of data with ICS's GPIB Controllers with a C language program. Download
the example C Language program.
AB48-37 Describes
how to do file transfers over the GPIB bus with ICS's GPIB Controllers.
Download the example VB
program (Visual Basic File transfer program). See also AB48-42.
AB48-38 Shows how to write C Language programs
with a VISA Library for ICS's GPIB Controllers. Includes an example
C Language program listing.
AB48-39 Shows how to write a Visual Basic.NET program
with Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2005 for ICS's GPIB Controllers. Download
the example VB.NET 2005 Demo
Program as
a ZIP file. The ZIP file includes the source, executable and .NET library
files.
AB48-40 FAQ (Frequently
Asked Questions) about ICS's 488.2V3 Driver (488.2V3 Driver FAQs)
and its supported GPIB Controller cards and modules.
AB48-41a Shows
how to write an Embarcadero (Borland) Delphi GPIB program with ICS's
488.2V3 or 488.2V4 Driver. Download the Delphi
Example Program as
a ZIP file. The ZIP file includes the source and executable files. Last
update 07-27-12
AB48-42 Shows how to write
a Visual Basic.NET program with File Handling capability for ICS's
GPIB Controllers. Download the example VB.NET 2005 FileDemo.NET
Program as
a ZIP file. The ZIP file includes the source, executable and .NET library
files. See also AB48-37.
AB48-43 FAQ (Frequently
Asked Questions) about ICS's new 488.2V4 Driver (488.2V4 Driver FAQs), installation problems,
and its supported GPIB Controller cards and modules. Last update 08-22-18.
AB48-44 Describes how to
convert 32-bit programs to 64-bit programs to take advantage of
ICS's 64-bit GPIB DLL. Download the example Visual Basic 2005 and
Visual C++ 2005 Programs as
a ZIP file. The ZIP file includes the source and library
files.
AB48-45 Lists PCL5/HPGL compatible LAN printers
and instruments for the Model 4872 GPIB to LAN Printer Interface.
Last update 01-28-16.
AB48-46 Capturing, saving, viewing and scaling
HPGL files with the 4872 GPIB to LAN Printer Interface. Last update
02-02-12.
AB48-47 Using a 4865 and 8055 to extend the
GPIB Bus over an Ethernet link. Last update 04-07-12.
AB48-48 Using ICS 48x9A Interfaces with a Watlow F4T.
Last update 07-25-15.
AB48-49 Troubleshooting ICS's 48x9A Interfaces and
solving Modbus serial communication problems. Last update 03-12-18.
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