Tektronix KUSB-488B Quick Start Guide

Keithley Instruments

Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter

28775 Aurora Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44139
1-800-935-5595

tek.com/keithley

Quick Start Guide

Welcome

Thank you for choosing a Keithley Instruments product.

The Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter has the following features:

 Compatibility with IEEE-488.1 and IEEE-488.2 standards
 Plug and play interface (attached 2 m (78.74 in.) cable; USB 2.0 compatible)
 Up to 1.2 MB per second data transfer rates
 Built-in 32 KB first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer for read/write operations
 No external power required
 Device drivers for Microsoft Windows®
 An interactive utility for testing and diagnostics
 Command-compatible driver APIs (application program interfaces) for use with Keithley Instruments,

National Instruments™ (NI), and VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture) libraries

Figure 1: KUSB-488 USB to GPIB converter

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Model KUSB-488B USB to GPIB Converter Quick Start Guide

Contact and support information

This guide is designed to help you to install your KUSB-488B to GPIB Converter. For more detailed information,
refer to the Keithley Instruments Model KPCI-488LPA GPIB Controller Interface Card and Model KUSB-488B
USB to GPIB Converter Reference Manual, available from tek.com/keithley

From the website, you can also access updated drivers and information about related products.

Your local Field Applications Engineer can help you with product selection, configuration, and usage. Check the
website for contact information.

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Inspection for damage

The Model KUSB-488B was carefully inspected electrically and mechanically before shipment. After unpacking
all items from the shipping carton, check for any obvious signs of physical damage that may have occurred
during transit. Report any damage to the shipping agent immediately. Save the original packing carton for
possible future shipment.

Repacking for return shipment

Should it become necessary to return the KUSB-488B for repair, carefully pack the entire instrument in its
original packing carton or the equivalent, and follow these instructions:

 Call Keithley Instruments’ repair department at 1-800-935-5595 for a Return Material Authorization (RMA)

number.

 Let the repair department know the warranty status of the KUSB-488B.
 Write ATTENTION REPAIR DEPARTMENT and the RMA number on the shipping label.

Software and hardware installation

To download the latest software drivers, visit tek.com/keithley.

You must install the software driver before you connect the KUSB-488B to your computer.

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Driver installation

To install the drivers:

1. Remove any existing GPIB interfaces and GPIB drivers from your computer.

2. Download the latest KUSB-488B software from the Product Support web page
(https://www.tek.com/product-support). The software is available in a compressed (.zip) format.

3. Extract the files to your computer.

4. Launch setup.exe to begin the driver installation.

Figure 2: Selecting launch.exe from the extracted files

5. The driver installation dialog window opens, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 3: KUSB-488 driver installation screen

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