GPIB, or General Purpose Interface Bus, instruments offer test and manufacturing engineers the widest selection of vendors and instruments for general-purpose to specialized vertical market test applications. GPIB instruments are often used as stand-alone benchtop instruments where measurements are taken by hand.

What does GPIB stand for?

What is GPIB? GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) was developed as an interface between computers and measuring instruments. It is mainly used to connect PCs and measuring instruments.

What is GPIB in NI?

GPIB, Serial, and Ethernet products communicate between your PC and stand-alone or modular instruments. You can use the GPIB (IEEE 488), Serial (RS232, RS485, and RS422), or Ethernet interfaces to create instrument control systems. Filter by: Supported Hardware Platform.