The Keysight 82335 HP-IB/GPIB ISA Interface Card bridges ISA bus computers and IEEE 488-compliant instruments for automated testing, data acquisition, and instrument control. This ISA expansion card provides direct PC-to-instrument connectivity, enabling engineers and system integrators to command and monitor laboratory and industrial equipment from host applications.
## Technical Specifications
**Bus Interfaces**
• ISA expansion slot integration
• HP-IB (GPIB) per IEEE 488.1 and IEEE 488.2
• Standard 24-pin IEEE-488 connectors
**GPIB System Specifications**
• Maximum 15 devices per GPIB bus (including controller)
• Maximum bus length: 20 meters total transmission path
• Maximum segment length between devices: 4 meters
• Recommended average segment length: 2 meters or less
**Configuration**
• Base address selectable via DIP switches (typical: 300 Hex, 310 Hex, 330 Hex)
• Power supplied from ISA bus slot
## Key Features
• Direct communication between ISA host computers and GPIB instruments
• Support for automated test sequence development and execution
• Multi-instrument data acquisition from single controller
• Remote instrument parameter programming and control
## Typical Applications
• Automated test systems requiring PC-based instrument control
• Laboratory data acquisition from distributed GPIB devices
• Industrial measurement and monitoring networks
• Instrument calibration and characterization automation
## Compatibility & Integration
**Operating Systems:** DOS and Microsoft Windows environments
**Instrument Support:** All IEEE 488.1 and IEEE 488.2 compliant instruments
**Host Computers:** Systems with available ISA expansion slots
