Can a GPIB/IEEE-488 controlled inlet instrument/system be connected to a MassLynx PC? - WKB13668

ENVIRONMENT

• Windows 10

• MassLynx 4.2

• IEEE controlled inlet, for example, Alliance (2690, 2695, 2790, 2795), 1525u, PCM II/III, Solvent Fluidics Organizer (SFO)

• PCIe GPIB card

ANSWER

Yes, MassLynx with Windows 10 supports the use of National Instruments GPIB PCIe cards. Waters-supplied MassLynx PCs have a PCIe slot.

Note: the old style National Instruments PCI GPIB card is no longer supported.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Note: National Instruments GPIB cards are not supplied with new Waters PCs and must be ordered separately.

Part number: 700011495 National Instruments GPIB PCIe Card (for Windows 10)
Part number: 205001716 Kit National Instruments PCIe card including GPIB cable
Part number: 700007728 National Instruments GPIB PCI Card

DRIVER: Refer to the MassLynx release notes and the MassLynx 4.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for details of installing the National Instrument driver.

Waters supplied Lenovo P-5xx and P-7xx series PCs have both a PCI slot and a PCIe x 1 slot that fits the two types of NI GPIB cards.