Thanks John Although I have been using GPIB for years, I am new at programming with it. I appreciate your post! -Patrick
John Ackermann N8UR wrote: > I've struggled for a while to figure out how to take readings at fixed > intervals from my counters and other GPIB gear. The problem is that the > time it requires to trigger and receive a measurement is non-zero and > can vary from measurement to measurement. Trying to calibrate a proper > delay is an exercise in frustration, and any errors mount over long > experiments. > > I searched the web and found bits indicating that a fixed timer could be > done using an "alarm" signal, but no single place provided a useful (to > me, anyway) example, and all the info I found seemed aimed at different > applications. > > I finally figured it out, and the details are at > http://www.febo.com/pages/perl-alarm-code/index.html if this might be of > interest to any of you. > > John > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
