Easy connection - plug and play interface ^^ USB 2.0 interface (compatible with USB 1.1 ) and IEEE-488 interface (for up to 14 GPIB instruments) ^^ High speed - transfer speed over 1.15MB /s ^^ Parallel polling (checking responses of up to 8 devices at a time) ^^ 82357B Keysight USB/GPIB interface adapter cable can establish a direct connection between the USB port of a laptop or desktop computer and the GPIB instrument. There is no need to set switches, install PC cards, and use external power supplies. The adapter has a plug and play interface and is exceptionally simple to connect to.