Rest assured, you are not going to get the 3048A system (or pretty much anything else) working with a Softmark adapter.
-- john, KE5FX > -----Original Message----- > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com]on > Behalf Of Don Latham > Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 9:14 AM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP3048A Phase Noise Test System > > > Hardware can be inexpensive. An Australian firm called Softmark sells an > USB to GPIB interface on ebay for about $35 or so. I have one, and it > works. Software is another problem entirely. If you do not have the source > code for the Hp program, you will need the manual for the 3048 with all > the needed info. I've found the GPIB to be difficult sometimes. The > Softmark comes with a dll that can be used with Visual Basic; I'd advise > VB6. Good luck. > Don > > Martyn Smith > > Hello All, > > > > I have a couple of HP3048A with option 301 phase noise test sets. > > > > I run the systems on HP Brio computers with a GPIB interface, running > > Windows 95. > > > > I bought the units as working systems and have no knowledge on the 3048A > > software and how it works. > > > > I want to upgrade the system using a laptop with a GPIB interface. > > > > Has anyone successfully done this? > > > > Would I need a special GPIB interface and how would I get the > software to > > talk to the GPIB interface? > > > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > > > Best Regards > > > > Martyn > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > -- > Dr. Don Latham AJ7LL > Six Mile Systems LLP > 17850 Six Mile Road > POB 134 > Huson, MT, 59846 > VOX 406-626-4304 > www.lightningforensics.com > www.sixmilesystems.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.