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Ok. What are the differences between and the relative advantages and disadvantages of usb and gpib connections? I assume that usb stands for universal serial bus and gpib for general purpose interface bus.

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Northwest · M

The differences are price (USB is a tiny fraction of the price of a GPIB connector), size (USB is a tiny fraction of a GPIB connector), speed (USB's 10Gbps, versus GPIB's 64Mbps), applicability (USB is near universal, GPIB, perhaps aging lab equipment).

An apples to oranges comparison.