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

ENVIRONMENT

• MassLynx 4.2
• Windows 10
• Windows 11
• IEEE controlled inlet, for example, Alliance (2690, 2695, 2790, 2795), 1525u, PCM II/III, Solvent Fluidics Organizer (SFO)
• 515 HPLC Pump
• 1525 Micro Binary HPLC Pump
• 2695 Separations Module
• 2695D Dissolution Separations Module
• 2795 Separations Module
• Pump Control Module II /III
• System Fluidics Organizer
• PCIe GPIB card

ANSWER

Yes, MassLynx with Windows 11 and Windows 10 supports the use of National Instruments GPIB PCIe cards.

Waters-supplied MassLynx PCs:
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. 
Lenovo P5 6 core and 12 core PCs only have a PCIe slot. The old style National Instruments PCI GPIB card is no longer supported. If you have a PCI card you need to order a new PCIe GPIB card. See this article: What are the part numbers for the National Instruments NI488.2 PCI and PCIe GPIB cards for MassLynx to communicate with an IEEE device or system? - WKB19969

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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

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