Did anybody ever try to create TNT/NAT based board and use for it NI drivers ?

[Gorgo]

Hello

I'm student and I'm really intrested if this is possible ? I saw few NI
products based on TNT chip and this boards (cards) looks really simple. Did
anybody know anything about any problem to do something like this ?

Gorgo

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[Randy Solomonson]

Hello-

National Instruments sells the TNT4882TL chip, but this chip will only function as a talker/listener. Integrating this chip onto a board will create a board that does not have controller capabilities. The NI driver will not work.

Randy Solomonson
Application Engineer
National Instruments

[Gorgo]

Hello

Thanks for answer. But you know this is a funy things. When I was reading
documentation it's said that this chips have only T/L function, but when I
was surfing thru internet I found on www.ni.com that it's can be used like a
controler. It looked for my like mistake on web page so I wrote to National
Instrument and they tell me - that this chips can also work like a
controler. Where is the true ? After weeks or more I went to my university
and I found in one computer GPIB ISA card developed by NI. The main chip was
TNT4882 !

Please correct me if I said something wrong !

thanks for any help

Gorgo

ETI - Faculty of Measurment

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"Randy Solomonson" wrote in message
news:50650000000500000089710000-1019262487000@exchange.ni.com...
> Hello-
>
> National Instruments sells the TNT4882TL chip, but this chip will only
> function as a talker/listener. Integrating this chip onto a board
> will create a board that does not have controller capabilities. The
> NI driver will not work.
>
> Randy Solomonson
> Application Engineer
> National Instruments

[GPIB_Guru]

The TNT4882 can not function as a controller. If it is on the website as such, that is a mistake. The ASIC that is on NI GPIB boards is the TNT4882C. This ASIC does have the capability to function as a controller.

[Gorgo]

Hello

Woow, thats explain a lot. Do you know if I can buy this chip (TNT4882C)
from National Instrument or it is only for their own usage.

Thanks again for answer.


Gorgo

Technical University of Gdansk
ETI - Faculty of Measurment

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the worth of their lives not by who they are
but who they aren't.Not by what they are for
but what hey are agains." J.F.Canady
"GPIB Guru" wrote in message
news:50650000000500000002720000-1019262487000@exchange.ni.com...
> The TNT4882 can not function as a controller. If it is on the website
> as such, that is a mistake. The ASIC that is on NI GPIB boards is the
> TNT4882C. This ASIC
does have the capability to function as a
> controller.

[GPIB_Guru]

Contact NI directly for information pertaining to the TNT4882C ASIC.