[time-nuts] Prologix GPIB

Ulrich Bangert df6jb at ulrich-bangert.de
Sun Jul 12 12:50:03 UTC 2009


Brian,

> terminal window.  Stop the program and bring up Hyperterminal 
> and start recording data....

and in case you need to perform something even sligthly more complex than
just listen to a talker on the bus then you are a candidate for EZGPIB.

Best regards
Ulrich Bangert

> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com 
> [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] Im Auftrag von Brian Kirby
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 12. Juli 2009 05:12
> An: precise time and frequency measurement
> Betreff: [time-nuts] Prologix GPIB
> 
> 
> I ordered a Prologix GPIB-USB controller and it has arrived.  
> I got it 
> up and going so fast, and I am very pleased to have a working 
> solution 
> for capturing data.  I have tried several cheap adapters and 
> they have 
> not worked.
> 
> In my case I needed a controller to record time interval data from my 
> HP5370B.  Many of us also use HP53131A and they have a easy 
> serial port 
> to configure.  I also plan to use the Prologix adapter on my 
> HP3456A and 
> HPP3457A multimeters.
> 
> You basically plug the controller into a PC and let WIndows 
> XP install 
> its USB drivers for the device.  Then you install the FTDI 
> drivers that 
> you have to download.  Then I used John Miles "Prologix.exe" program 
> with the default configuration and I could see data coming in the 
> terminal window.  Stop the program and bring up Hyperterminal 
> and start 
> recording data.
> 
> Brian KD4FM
> 
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