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2009/4/1 Ulrich Bangert <df...@ulrich-bangert.de>: > Mike, > > I would like to second Brent's information: That is exactly how it is done. > Talking to the Prologix interface and talking to the NI interface is > COMPLETELY different in that talking to the Prologix always means > straightforward serial communication while talking to the NI involves > DLL-calls from the application. > > The Prologix is cheap and easy to work with, thats why some time nuts use > it. The NI interface is on the other hand more expensive and more complex to > handle (and yes, it does some things that are not easily done with the > Prologix). The biggest advantage of the DLL-calls is: The same application > works with whatever NI interface you use: Plug in card, USB devices, > ethernet dvices, you name it. All work by the SAME dll calls, so your > application is not specific for a interface device. > > I do not forget to advertise my own solution to GPIB programming named > EZGPIB which talks to Prologix (both LAN and USB based) as well to NI > interfaces and thanks supporting basic VISA even to GPIB interfaces of other > suppliers. > > It uses an easy to learn PASCAL like script language that your friend might > get used to in a snap. Basically, if your friend writes a EZGPIB based > script to talk to his counter over the Prologix, you will be able to use the > SAME script to talk to your 5335A via a NI interface. Nice feature? EZGPIB > has got mentioned in April's 2008 issue of "Test & Measurement World". See > the last link on my "About me" page > > http://www.ulrich-bangert.de/html/about_me.html > > EZGIPB can be downloaded for free from > > http://www.ulrich-bangert.de/html/downloads.html > > Best regards > Ulrich, DF6JB > >> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- >> Von: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com >> [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] Im Auftrag von Brent Gordon >> Gesendet: Dienstag, 31. Marz 2009 20:07 >> An: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >> Betreff: Re: [time-nuts] Prologix >> >> >> Mike Feher wrote: >> > A friend has a 5335A counter and bought a Prologix adaptor >> for it to >> > collect data. He wrote the software and has had extremely good >> > results. He offered to do the same for me utilizing my NI >> adaptor so I >> > could use it for my various counters. Unfortunately he ran into >> > problems and feels he needs a special version of basic in order to >> > make my $500 NI adaptor work. I admit to my total lack of >> programming >> > ability. I still use GWBASIC, and only to crunch heavy >> numbers. I have >> > no idea how to interface any software to communicate with an >> > instrument, and, maybe am too old to want to learn as it >> seems a lot >> > of people do it on a regular basis already. If this becomes too >> > difficult I may have to buy a Prologix unit from Abdul. >> While I am all >> > for doing that, and I bought my NI before Abdul had his >> version going, >> > I was also under the impression that if the Prologix can do >> it the NI >> > can do it, but, not necessarily the other way around. My friend >> > mentioned API calls, whatever they are. Any suggestions? >> Thanks - Mike >> > >> > >> > Mike B. Feher, N4FS >> > 89 Arnold Blvd. >> > Howell, NJ, 07731 >> > 732-886-5960 >> > >> Mike, >> >> You should have gotten the NI-488.2 CD with your GPIB card. >> On that CD >> are the dlls (Dynamic Link Libraries) to talk to the card. >> You can use >> the dlls in any language that supports dlls or ActiveX. >> Sorry to say, >> GWBASIC is not one of those languages. Visual Basic 6 works well and >> I've even done GPIB data acquisition directly into Excel using VBA >> (Visual Basic for Applications, Excel's macro language). VBA >> is part of >> Excel. Alternatively, you can get a free Visual Basic Express at >> http://www.microsoft.com/express/vb/ I haven't tried VB >> Express, but I >> think it will work. Normally, I do all my GPIB programming >> in LabVIEW. >> >> Brent >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. > -- Steve Rooke - ZL3TUV & G8KVD & JAKDTTNW Omnium finis imminet _______________________________________________ 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.