TAMS 70488 HP-IB card

The TAMS 70488 is an average of 24% faster than the HP E2071D HP-IB card.

In actual tests on transfers that ranged in size from 100K to 10MB with data blocks that varied from 1K to 128K using the E2071D HP-IB card the TAMS 70488 was an average of 20% faster in read and write operations.  

The E2071D was selected for comparison because it is probably the most widely used HP-IB card, and HP specifications have traditionally been very conservative.    
   

Using a single number to characterize performance of GPIB, or any type of I/O operation can be misleading.  There are many factors that affect actual performance: the amount of data being transferred; the size of data blocks; the difference between read and write speeds; programming language; the computer being used; etc. As a result, we do not recommend basing any decisions on maximum transfer rate.  However, to conform to the industry standard of specifying maximum I/O speed, the TAMS 70488 card can be specified to exceed 1MB/s.

The TAMS 70488 is fully compliant with the PCI specifications for 3.3V and 5V PCI/PCI-X slots.  The card operates with 32 bit or 64 bit signaling specified at 33, 66, 100 or 133MHz, allowing complete configuration flexibility.  Whether you are using Agilent VEE, BASIC/UX, or programming in C with the SICL or VISA library, your code will now run at full performance.

TAMS 70488 is a functional replacement for the HP/Agilent E2078A PCI GPIB Card.