© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 GPIB-1014 User Manual
Chapter 1IntroductionThis chapter describes the GPIB-1014, lists the contents and oiptional equipment for your
GPIB-1014 kit, and explains how to unpack the GPIB-1014 kit.
The GPIB-1014 is a high-performance IEEE 488 interface for the VMEbus. This interface
permits IEEE 488 compatible engineering, scientific, or medical instruments to be controlled
from a VMEbus-based computer. The GPIB-1014 has the following features:
• Complete IEEE 488 Talker/Listener/Controller (TLC) capability using the NEC µPD7210
GPIB TLC chip
• DMA transfers
- Data rates up to 500 kbytes/sec
- Unlimited data block lengths
- Full 24-bit addressing
- GPIB synchronization detection
- General purpose DMA capability
• Complete software control through programmable configuration parameters
- One out of four Bus Request/Grant lines
- One out of seven Interrupt Request lines
- Supervisor or User access
- Red/Green SYSFAIL LED indicator
- Local Master Reset
• VME laboratories certified
• IEEE 1014 (VMEbus) standard compliance
• Comprehensive software support