KISS-488 Rev. 2
That Beautiful Old Instrument Deserves a Second Life
You found it. That pristine HP 34401A at a ham fest. The Tektronix scope your university was throwing out. The Keysight meter that "just needs a cable." It works perfectly — except for one tiny problem.
How do you actually talk to it?
Those chunky IEEE-488 connectors on the back aren't exactly USB-C. Traditional GPIB adapters cost more than you paid for the instrument. And the software? Let's just say "Windows XP compatibility" isn't the flex it used to be.
Enter KISS-488
Plug it directly into your instrument's IEEE-488 port. Connect an Ethernet cable. Open any browser on any device. That's it. You're in.
No drivers. No proprietary software. No sacrificing a goat to the NI-VISA gods. Just your instrument, talking to your laptop, tablet, or even your phone. Because it's 2025 and you shouldn't need a parallel port to read a voltage.
Three Ways In, Zero Hassle
- Browser — Full web interface with point-and-click control. Works on your PC, Mac, Linux box, Chromebook, iPad, or that Android tablet you forgot you owned.
- Telnet — Script it, automate it, pipe it into whatever cursed data pipeline your heart desires.
- USB Serial — Appears as a plain old COM port. Your 1990s LabVIEW code? Still works.
But Wait, There's More (No, Really)
Built-in Data Logger — Leave it running overnight. Come back to a graph. Download the CSV. Make your boss think you worked late.
Screen Capture Magic — KISS-488 pretends to be an HP 7470 plotter. Your instrument thinks it's printing to a pen plotter from 1982. You get a clean screenshot in your browser. Everyone wins.
ProLogix Compatible — Already have scripts written for a ProLogix adapter? They'll probably just work. We said probably — we're engineers, not lawyers.
1500V Isolation — Because "my Ethernet cable touched high voltage" is not how you want to end your workday.
Perfect For
- 🔬 Lab Techs — remote-control instruments without leaving your desk
- 🎓 Universities — breathe new life into the equipment closet
- 📻 Hams & Collectors — finally use that eBay score
- 🏭 Production Floors — automate test stations without five-figure adapter costs
- 😤 Anyone who's ever rage-Googled "GPIB to USB why doesn't this work"
The KISS Philosophy
Keep It Simple, Stupid. We put the name right on the product so we can't forget it. No bloated software suites. No licensing dongles. No "please contact sales for a quote." Just a $129.99 box that does exactly what you need.
Your vintage instrument. Your modern workflow. Finally talking.
- Use Cases
- Remote control via browser/Telnet; USB serial access; data capture and plotting
- Interfaces
- Ethernet (RJ-45), USB/Serial, Telnet, HTTP (browser UI)
- Bus Standard
- IEEE-488 (GPIB/HPIB)
- Command Sets
- IEEE-488.1, IEEE-488.2, SCPI
- Data Logging
- Built-in logger; graph in browser; CSV download
- PC Connectivity
- USB appears as standard serial port (CDC)
- Drivers Required
- None (works on any OS)
- Firmware Updates
- Over Ethernet; compatible with Rev 1 hardware
- Network Services
- HTTP, Telnet, DHCP, SNTP/NTP, ICMP (Ping), TFTP, NetBIOS
- Plotter Emulation
- HP7470 (renders to HTML/BMP)
- Printer Emulation
- BMP output
- Ethernet Isolation
- 1500 Vrms (per IEEE-802.3)
- Browser Compatibility
- Firefox, Chrome, Edge (and others)
- Instrument Connection
- Plugs directly into IEEE-488 port
- ProLogix Compatibility
- Command subset supported
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