Keithley Introduces New Low-Cost, Full Featured GPIB Interface
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Contact: Keithley Instruments, Inc. Keithley Introduces New Low-Cost, Full Featured GPIB Interface For High Resolution Image: http://client.ggcomm.com/Keithley/Art/KPCI-488LP.JPG Cleveland, Ohio – November 2006 – Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE:KEI), a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, announces the Model KPCI-488LP Low Profile GPIB Controller Interface plug-in board. A complement to Keithley's precision measurement instruments, the Model KPCI-488LP is priced at only EURO 369, helping test engineers to further lower their cost of test and ownership. To reduce switching costs, the Model KPCI-488LP's driver library is fully command compatible with Keithley, Capital Equipment Corporation (CEC), and National InstrumentsTM (NITM) command sets, making it plug-and-play compatible with existing applications. Providing command compatibility protects a user's software investment and lowers their overall cost of test. Visit www.keithley.com/products/ieee488 to learn more about the Model KPCI-488LP. The Model KPCI-488LP is a 3.3V and 5V PCI-bus compatible GPIB interface plug-in board. For customer convenience, with the Model KPCI-488LP, Keithley includes both a full height and a half-height bracket for use with newer low-profile PCs. The Model KPCI-488LP provides complete software support for Windows XP and 2000. Support will be provided for the new Microsoft Windows VISTA operating system upon its release. The Model KPCI-488LP also supports industry-standard VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture) libraries to ensure compatibility with applications utilizing VISA. The Model KPCI-488LP can be used in programming languages such as Microsoft Visual Studio, .NET, Borland C Builder, LabVIEWTM, and LabWindows/CVITM. Pricing and Availability Keithley's Model KPCI-488LP Low Profile GPIB Controller Interface plug-in board is priced at EURO 369. Units are available from stock. For more information on Keithley's Model KPCI-488LP, or any of its data acquisition or test and measurement products, visit www.keithley.com/products or contact the company at:www.keithley.com. About Keithley With 60 years of measurement expertise, Keithley Instruments has become a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems from DC to RF (radio frequency). Its products solve emerging measurement needs in production testing, process monitoring, product development, and research. The company's customers are scientists and engineers in the worldwide electronics industry involved with advanced materials research, semiconductor device and wafer characterization, and the production of end products such as electronic assemblies or portable wireless devices. The value Keithley provides its customers is a combination of precision measurement technology and a rich understanding of their applications to improve the quality, throughput, and yield of their products. Products and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.
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