Although many instrument manufacturers remain loyal to the tried and tested serial or GPIB communications interface, some are beginning to add USB connectivity in addition to or instead of the older standards.

Users can then benefit from the freely available USB ports on mainstream PCs to connect to their instrumentation. However, the 5m maximum range of USB can often be quite limiting. To overcome this problem, Amplicon provide the innovative USB infrastructure products detailed below.

If you have any queries about how to use USB extenders, or other USB infrastructure solutions, please call our technical sales team now.