Question:
Companies such as National Instruments and LeCroy sell USB-to-GPIB adapters. How do their adapters compare to the TEK-USB-488?
Answer:
The products from National Instruments (GPIB-USB-B or GPIB-USB-HS) and LeCroy (WS-GPIB) are USB host to GPIB device adapter. These would be used for instruments that have a GPIB interface with controllers that have a USB port. The TEK-USB-488 was designed for Tektronix instruments that have a USB device port with controllers that have a GPIB port.
This FAQ Applies to:
Product Series: MSO3000 / DPO3000, MSO2000B / DPO2000B, TDS2000C, MSO5000 / DPO5000, MSO4000 / DPO4000, MDO3000, MDO4000, TBS1000
Product: DPO4054, DPO4034, DPO4032, DPO4104, TDS1001B, TDS1002B, TDS1012B, TDS2002B, TDS2004B, TDS2012B, TDS2014B, TDS2022B, TDS2024B, MSO4032, MSO4034, MSO4054, MSO4104, DPO3012, DPO3014, DPO3032, DPO3034, DPO3052, DPO3054, DPO2012, DPO2014, DPO2024, MSO2012, MSO2014, MSO2024, MSO3012, MSO3014, MSO3032, MSO3034, MSO3054, TDS2001C, TDS2002C, TDS2004C, TDS2012C, TDS2014C, TDS2022C, TDS2024C, MSO5034, MSO5054, MSO5104, MSO5204, DPO5054, DPO5104, DPO5204, MSO4034B, MSO4054B, MSO4104B, DPO4034B, DPO4054B, DPO4104B, MDO3012, MDO3014, MDO3022, MDO3024, MDO3032, MDO3034, MDO3052, MDO3054, MDO3102, MDO3104, MDO4014-3, MDO4014B-3, MDO4024C, MDO4034-3, MDO4034B-3, MDO4034C, MDO4054-3, MDO4054-6, MDO4054B-3, MDO4054B-6, MDO4054C, MDO4104-3, MDO4104-6, MDO4104B-3, MDO4104B-6, MDO4104C, MSO2002, MSO2002B, MSO2004B, MSO2012B, MSO2014B, MSO2022B, MSO2024B, MSO4014B, MSO4102B, MSO5034B, MSO5054B, MSO5104B, MSO5204B, DPO2002, DPO2002B, DPO2004B, DPO2012B, DPO2014B, DPO2022B, DPO2024B, DPO4014B, DPO4102B, DPO5034B, DPO5054B, DPO5104B, DPO5204B
FAQ ID : 56456
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