11-27-2013 07:08 AM
Hi,
A supplier is proposing me a software with a PCI GPIB card 777158-04.
As I already have a PCI GPIB card (reference 778-032), I'd like to know if this one would be suitable. The supplier can't give any guarantee as he hadn't tested this card.
Would could help me finding the difference between these 2 GPIB cards?
Thanks,
Sylvain
11-27-2013 07:58 AM
I'm not seeing anything for 778-032. Is it an NI card?
11-27-2013 08:01 AM
Hi crossrulz,
Thanks for your message.
Yes, it is a NI card.
With MAX, I found that it was a PCI-GPIB card and yesterday, I called NI that told me that the reference was 778-032 according to its serial number...
Sylvain
11-27-2013 08:11 AM
The 778032 is in fact listed on the product page on the specifications tab. It appears this is the part number for the currently shipping GPIB-PCI card. The 777158 is also listed there. Your vendor appears to be using an older version. I've been using NI's pci cards since they were first released (though I tend to use USB more these days) and I don't recall any issues with any of them. I can't imagine you would have problems with using the current card. In my experience, issues have been more often related to the version of NI-488 that is being used.
11-27-2013 08:33 AM
Hi Dennis_Knutson,
Thanks for your answer.
I went through the link you sent and found this
It seems that NI PCI-GPIB card can have several references number... It seems these cards are similar and that the only difference is the drivers versions...
Sylvain