PCI, IEEE 488 GPIB Instrument Control Device—The PCI-8232 is a plug‑and‑play IEEE 488 interface for PCs and workstations with PCI expansion slots. The PCI-8232 can sustain data transfer rates up to 7.8 MB/s using HS488 and is IEEE 488.2 compatible. The PCI-8232 includes a license for the NI-488.2 driver software, which provides high performance and maximum reliability for connecting to third-party instruments using GPIB.