National Instruments offers driver software for developing applications with popular NI GPIB bus controllers on Mac OS X.
NI-488.2 Driver Software
NI-488.2 software is provided FREE with NI GPIB controllers. It includes a device driver, a configuration program, an interactive control program, an NI-488.2 language interface, and hardware and software diagnostic tests. NI-488.2 is a native PowerPC device driver.
NI-488.2 Driver for PCI-GPIB
Use this driver with PCI-GPIB and the LabVIEW GPIB or NI-488.2 primitives. Download.
NI-488.2 Driver for GPIB-ENET/100
Use this driver with GPIB-ENET/100 hardware. Download.
These products feature a TNT ASIC. If you equip your Mac with these devices, it becomes a high-performance IEEE 488.2 controller. You can use it to monitor, control, and communicate with thousands of stand-alone electronic instruments, such as oscilloscopes and signal analyzers.
GPIB Controllers
| Features | PCI-GPIB | GPIB-ENET/100 |
| TNT ASIC | x | x |
| Maximum IEEE 488.1 transfer rate | 1.5 MB/s | 800 kB/s |
| Maximum HS488 transfer rate | 3.7 MB/s | NA |
| NI LabVIEW | x | x |
| NI-488.2 for Mac OS X | x | x |
To learn more about National Instruments instrument control products, visit ni.com/gpib.