Use with ICS 488-LPCI, 488-USB2, and 488-PXI GPIB Controllers

There is some overlap between the 488.2V4 Driver and the older 488.2V3 Driver on Windows XP and Vista operating systems. The 488.2V4 Driver is recommended for new installations and all Windows 7, 8 and 10 operating systems.

CAUTION: Do not use these drivers in systems with other companies' GPIB Controllers! It will over-write their GPIB-32.DLL.

Questions about the 488.2V4 Driver? See the 488.2V4 FAQs - AB48-43.

Need help converting 32-bit programs to 64-bit programs? See Application Bulletin - AB48-44.

488.2V4 Driver for Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista and XP, 64bit and 32bit versions.

ICS's 488.2V4 Driver Library is a multi-controller capable driver that supports ICS's 488-USB2, 488-LPCI, and 488-PXI GPIB Controllers. The installation includes 32-bit and 64-bit versions of ICS's Explorer and VISAkybd programs, example programs, DLLs and runtime files. The 488.2V4 Driver supports LabVIEW, VEE, VB6, VB.NET, C, C++, and C# programs. Click on the link below to start your download.

Windows users should have all updates installed prior to performing this installation. Windows 8 users must upgrade to 8.1 and have all updates installed before installing the 488.2V4 Driver.

ICS_488.2V4_Install is a zip file with the latest 488.2V4 Drivers for Windows 11, Windows 10, 8.1, 7, Vista and XP operating systems. The installer version is dated 12-11-2017. This version corrects 64-bit Windows 11/ Windows 10 installation issues and fixes the Configuration page so it can assign gpib numbers. All diver changes are listed in the 488.2V4 Change History Report. See Application Bulletin AB48-43 FAQ #23 for Windows 8 installation instructions.

The 488.2V4 Installer will install Microsoft's C++ 2005 Runtime file if it is not already on your computer. ICS's Explorer requires .NET Framework 2.5 or higher which is already on many PCs. if they are not on your computer, you will have to manually install the .NET Framework when running the 488.2V4 driver for the first time.

File size is 48.3 MB.