Weinschel 8210A-1

Aeroflex API Weinschel  8210A-1 GPIB Attenuator / Switch Controller.  Designed to interface with Weinschel's line of intelligent programmable attenuators and other electromechanical devices.

Features:

• Provides a flexible, powerful, low cost solution for bus control of programmable step attenuators and other switchable devices under computer control.
• Designed to interface with API / Weinschel’s line of intelligent programmable attenuators and other electromechanical devices.
• Simplifies your bench test setups and subsystem design.
• Available in two standard communication interfaces:
  - Model 8210A-1: GPIB/IEEE-488 (HS-488 ready)
  - Model 8210A-2: RS-232, RS-422, RS-485

Description:

Model 8210A represents a new concept in device control applications and provides a high level interface from various
industry standard communications interfaces to the serial Driver Interface Bus.

The Device Interface Bus (DIB) is a system for connecting a number of relatively low-speed I/O devices to a host, providing a simple, uniform and inexpensive way to control a variety of devices via a single port. The DIB is based on the
two-wire serial bus and several software protocol layers that allow the Model 8210A to address up to 125 peripheral
devices with serial data rates of up to 100 KHz. The DIB may also be used to supply DC power to the devices, resulting
in a simple, low-cost interconnection system.

This Programmable attenuator/switch controller is available in two models, each providing a different type of communications interface to suit user configuration requirements. Each model contains similar capabilities, and provides
switch-selectable parameters to the interfaces’ operation.