Re: [time-nuts] SoftMark USB to GPIB converter

2016-03-03 Thread George Dubovsky
List, I have a genuine NI GPIB-USB-HS in perfect condition for sale; $167 shipped in the US. It has the book and s/w 488.2 for Windows, ver 2.7.3. It was used for about 2 months, 4 years ago. 73, geo - n4ua On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Clint Jay wrote: > You can have things made anywhere

Re: [time-nuts] SoftMark USB to GPIB converter

2016-03-03 Thread Clint Jay
You can have things made anywhere in the world if you pay some Chinese factories enough. On 3 Mar 2016 16:01, "John Green" wrote: > I noticed some US made ones on the auction site for cheap. They say they > offer a 30 day money back guarantee. Hmmm > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 12:27 AM, gonzo . w

Re: [time-nuts] SoftMark USB to GPIB converter

2016-03-03 Thread John Green
I noticed some US made ones on the auction site for cheap. They say they offer a 30 day money back guarantee. Hmmm On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 12:27 AM, gonzo . wrote: > No - Please don't. > No more of us need be burnt by that POS. > > Once you've bought it, you discover all you can do is send one co

Re: [time-nuts] SoftMark USB to GPIB converter

2016-03-02 Thread gonzo .
No - Please don't. No more of us need be burnt by that POS. Once you've bought it, you discover all you can do is send one command at a time until you buy additional software to get the DLL needed to do anything even remotely interesting. The documentation is terrible to the point the 'free' DLL

Re: [time-nuts] SoftMark USB to GPIB converter

2016-03-02 Thread Joseph Gray
>From all accounts, the Softmark unit is pretty useless. Depending on which software you will use, you might consider a Prologix. Also, there are quite a few Agilent USB-GPIB converters on ebay. Although I understand that most of the ones selling as "new" are fakes. I ordered a "used" one. When I h

[time-nuts] SoftMark USB to GPIB converter

2016-03-02 Thread John Green
I have a desire to do some data collection and storage from my Racal 1992, and I need a USB to GPIB converter. We have a National Instruments converter at work, but I want to do this at home. The SoftMark unit is considerably less expensive than the NI one. Does it work? Specifically, would it work