AP Drivers -- APIB / GPIB / LabVIEW / HBIB
Most AP instruments ship standard with the Audio Precision Interface Bus (APIB). This interface can be used with an APIB card installed in your control PC or via the AP-USB adaptor.
Audio Precision analyzer models designated -G (for example SYS-2722-G) are fitted with an IEEE 488.2 (GPIB) interface port that allows you to control your analyzer as an instrument in a GPIB environment. We have developed a broad proprietary set of low-level GPIB communication commands and responses for our supported instruments and make complete programming guides and examples available.
For the 2700 Series, we have also created a project-style driver for National Instrument's LabVIEW environment.
The Programmer's Starter Kit referenced below is available from your local AP Sales Partner.
- WIndows APIB Drivers
- 2700 Series LabVIEW GPIB driver
- ATS-2 GPIB
- ATS-1 and Portable One GPIB
- ATS-1 HPIB emulation sample programs
WIndows APIB Drivers
Audio Precision's proprietary APIB interface bus requires the installation of the proper Windows driver software on your PC. These are included with our control software on the AP2700 and ATS CD-ROMs, and are provided here for your convenience.
- Windows APIB drivers (installer, 188 kB)
APIB Compatability Chart
ISA-WIN (ISA Card) |
PCI-WIN (PCI Card) |
PCIe-WIN (PCI Express Card) |
PCM2-WIN (PCMCIA Card) |
|
| System One (APWIN v2.24 ) | Win95 & Win98 |
Win2K* & WinXP** |
NO |
Win2K & WinXP |
| System Two (APWIN v2.24 ) | NO |
Win2K & WinXP |
NO |
Win2K & WinXP |
| ATS-2 |
NO |
Win2K & WinXP |
Win2K & WinXP |
Win2K & WinXP |
| AP2700 |
NO |
Win2K & WinXP |
Win2K & WinXP |
Win2K & WinXP |
| * | Win2K = Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 |
| ** | WinXP = Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 |
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2700 Series LabVIEW driver
We have published a Certified LabVIEW Plug and Play (project-style) Instrument Driver that allows you to control Audio Precision 2700 Series GPIB-equipped instruments from within the NI LabVIEW environment.
- LabVIEW driver for AP2700 (ZIP file, 2.7 MB)
- LabVIEW driver for AP2700 Getting Started Guide (PDF)
2700 Series GPIB
The optional Programmer's Starter Kit provides the 2700 Series GPIB Programmer's Reference Manual and GPIB utilities and samples on a CD-ROM. Order from your local AP Sales Partner.
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ATS-2 GPIB
The optional Programmer's Starter Kit provides the ATS-2 GPIB Programmer's Reference Manual and GPIB utilities and samples on a CD-ROM.
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ATS-1 and Portable One GPIB
The optional Programmer's Starter Kit provides the ATS-1 & Portable One GPIB Programmer's Reference Manual and GPIB utilities and samples on a CD-ROM.
ATS-1 and Portable One GPIB sample programs
These are Visual Basic programs that use our proprietary GPIB communication commands and responses to provide examples for several functions. For both ATS-1 and Portable One.
- Recall Settings sample program (installer, 1.5 MB)
- Save Settings sample program (installer, 1.5 MB)
- Analog Audio sample program (installer, 1.5 MB)
- Digital Audio sample program (installer, 1.5 MB)
ATS-1 HPIB emulation sample programs
HPIB is an interface protocol used with older Hewlett-Packard instruments. These programs demonstrate the ATS-1 capability to operate in HPIB emulation mode.
- HPIB mode sample programs (installer, 43 kB)