Obsolete Product Replacement Guide

Use this table to select a replacement for your older ICS Electronics product. If you do not see your older product here, you can call us at +1 925.416.1000 or click on Contact Us above the menu bar to email your questions to us.

Obsolete Model	Replacement Model	Type	Comments
BusMate™	4895	Minibox™	Smaller case, similar commands
488-PCI 488-PCIlt	488-LPCI	PCI Board	Lo-profile PCI GPIB Controller card uses same program commands. Full 1 Mbyte data transfer rate. Check with customer service for 488-PCI or 488-PCIlt card availability.
488-USB	488-USB2	Module	USB 2.0 version for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP to Windows 8
4804 and 4804A	4804B	Board	Same board with Device Trigger escape sequence that works better with today's high speed computers.
4814	4804B-7	Board	Smaller IEEE-488.2 compatible board Requires separate 5 volt power supply
4823 and 4823A	4823B	Board	Same size board Has only 56 I/O lines
4830 all versions	4860A	Minibox™	Smaller case, improved isolation
4833-11 and 4833-12	4863	Minibox™	Smaller case 48 I/O lines
4834-11 and 4834-12	4894B	Minibox™	Smaller case, Single serial channel
4835	4895	Minibox™	Smaller case, different commands
4840	4842B	1 U high rack wide case	Faster three Port GPIB Bus Switch in a 1 'U' rack wide case.
4842-12 or 4842-13	4842B	1 U high rack wide case	Three Port GPIB Bus Switch in a 1 'U' rack wide case.
4871 and 4871B	4861A	Minibox™	Smaller case, Improved analog I/O
4874 and 4874B	4864	Minibox™	Smaller case, 16 relays or relay drivers
4880 series: 4881, 4882, 4883 and 4883B	4863	Minibox™	Smaller case 48 programmable I/O lines
4884	4894B	Minibox™	Smaller case, Single serial channel
4885A	4895	Minibox™	Smaller case, different commands
4886 and 4886B		Minibox™	No replacement. Look at a 4897 Bus Extender
4887	4897	Minibox™	See the 4897. Smaller case, higher data transfer rate
4889 and 4889L	4897 and 4897L	Minibox™	See the 4897 and 4897L. Smaller case and higher data transfer rate.
4891A	4861A	Minibox™	Smaller case, Minor command changes Reconditioned 4891s are sometimes available
4892 and 4892A	4892B	Minibox™	Same box with Device Trigger escape sequence that works better with today's high speed computers.
4894 and 4894A	4894B	Minibox™	Same box with Device Trigger escape sequence that works better with today's high speed computers.
8065	9065	Minibox™	Same Ethernet Gateway with inceased speed and a webserver instrument control page.
4895	488-Serial	Module	The 488-SERIAL combines the best features of 4895 Serial to GPIB Controller and 4894B GPIB to Serial Interface in one small module.
4865	4865B	Minibox™	GPIB to Ethernet Instrument Interface.

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