New Module Gives Instrument Control Capability to PCs with PC/104 Slots

December 19, 1994 -- Austin, TX - National Instruments has announced a
low-cost, high-performance IEEE 488 interface module for embedded PCs with
PC/104 expansion. The PC/104-GPIB is fully hardware and software
compatible with the company's AT-GPIB/TNT plug-in IEEE 488.2 interface in
a compact, stackable module. It features the patented HS488 high-speed
mode for GPIB transfers up to 1.6 Mbytes/s. The PC/104-GPIB includes
NI488.2 software for DOS and Windows, and is compatible with the company's
LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI application software for Windows, and
LabWindows application software for DOS.

An embedded PC equipped with the PC/104-GPIB becomes a high-performance
IEEE 488.2 Controller used to monitor, control, and communicate with
thousands of GPIB-based engineering, scientific, or medical instruments
and graphics equipment.

About the PC/104-GPIB

The PC/104-GPIB is a high-performance IEEE 488.2 controller board for
embedded computers equipped with PC/104 expansion. (The PC/104 standard
provides a compact implementation of the PC ISA bus to satisfy the reduced
space and power constraints of embedded control applications.) It features
the company's TNT4882C ASIC, and performs the basic Talker, Listener, and
Controller functions required by all versions of the IEEE 488 standard.
The PC/104-GPIB includes jumper-selectable hardware features, such as a
choice of 11 interrupt lines and three 16-bit DMA channels.

About NI-488.2 Software

NI-488.2 includes more than 50 GPIB-related routines and functions -
including Talker, Listener, Active Controller, and System Controller -
that simplify programming the GPIB. NI-488.2 includes two sets of
functions. The NI488.2 routines duplicate the protocols and sequences
found in the IEEE 488.2 standard. The NI-488 functions are the de facto
industry standard. Both the NI-488.2 routines and NI-488 functions have
complete multiplatform compatibility, regardless of hardware interface or
operating system.

Pricing, Availability, and For More Information

The PC/104-GPIB will be available in January 1995 for $495. For more
information, contact National Instruments, 6504 Bridge Point Parkway,
Austin, TX 78730-5039, (512) 794-0100. Or call toll free in the U.S. and
Canada at (800) 433-3488, fax (512) 794-8411, e-mail info@natinst.com.

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