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what is the recommended length of the cable in between the GPIB instrument and GPIB-USB card.

what is the recommended length of the cable in between the GPIB instrument and GPIB-USB card.

‎10-19-2001 10:35 AM

hi,

we are planning to use GPIB-USB Controller in our application by replacing the existing GPIB-PCI controller. Our GPIB instrument doesn't have the standard IEEE GPIB Connector. So, we will have to connect one more cable in between GPIB-USB controller and the GPIB Instrument. I just want to know what is the recommended lenth of the cable that can be connected in between the GPIB instrument and the GPIB-USB card. Could anybody please help me?
Thanks,
Rajaram
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Re: what is the recommended length of the cable in between the GPIB instrument and GPIB-USB card.

‎10-22-2001 10:15 AM

Page 730 in the 2001 catalog gives detailed cabling requirements for the GPIB bus. It's usually best to keep the length 2meters or less.

Randy Solomonson
Application Engineer
National instruments
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