[time-nuts] Prologix GPIB-USB vs. GPIB-LAN

Lux, James P james.p.lux at jpl.nasa.gov
Sun Jul 5 05:40:25 UTC 2009




On 7/4/09 8:36 PM, "Robert Darlington" <rdarlington at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a GPIB-LAN, and it works.  You basically telnet to it and issue
> commands either manually or via software.  It works with EZ-GPIB without any
> trouble.  It's extremely easy to use.
> 
> That being said, it is not a substitute for a GPIB card from NI.  I wrote a
> spiffy software program in VB to pull data from a Tektronix 7854 scope that
> nobody can use unless they have a GPIB-LAN adapter.  It won't work with
> LabView or anything else out there with the exception of EZGPIB.  If you
> care about compatibility with canned software that talks GPIB, these devices
> are not the way to go.  If you want to get up and running very quickly or
> just want to use EZGPIB, it's fine.  Ultimately my adapter is sitting in a
> drawer and I bought a PCI-GPIB card on eBay for about $100.
> 
> -Bob


I'm looking for something that I can write python or tcl or shell scripts
for and send strings to a GPIB device, and get strings back.  I'm trying to
get away from the LabView .vi model.  So, this looks fairly good, that way.

Jim




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