> As someone pointed out, a Serial-USB adapter cost only about $10 > (www.geeks.com), and I would not mind having a GPIB-Serial device, and > attach a Serial-USB if I want to. Once you provide USB only, that's it, > it will be USB or nothing. The one drawback of a Serial only controller > is that you probably need a separate power supply. It's not the end of > the world though. It's not an absolute obligation either. I have a pair > of IOTech Micro488/P controllers that are powered from the serial port. > They use a Motorola 68HC05 chip internally and work well, even with the > serial port from my Dell laptop. The command set is simple and > effective, I would recommend it. When bought new, these IOTech serial > controllers cost an arm, both legs and an eye... eBay to the rescue :-) > > Didier
I'm happy to hear someone else is using the IoTech Micro488/P. It's my all-time favorite GPIB controller. /tvb _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts