On 7/4/09 8:36 PM, "Robert Darlington" <rdarling...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a GPIB-LAN, and it works. You basically telnet to it and issue
> commands either manually or via software. It works with EZ-GPIB without any
> trouble. It's extremely easy to use.
>
> That being said, it is not a substitute for a GPIB card from NI. I wrote a
> spiffy software program in VB to pull data from a Tektronix 7854 scope that
> nobody can use unless they have a GPIB-LAN adapter. It won't work with
> LabView or anything else out there with the exception of EZGPIB. If you
> care about compatibility with canned software that talks GPIB, these devices
> are not the way to go. If you want to get up and running very quickly or
> just want to use EZGPIB, it's fine. Ultimately my adapter is sitting in a
> drawer and I bought a PCI-GPIB card on eBay for about $100.
>
> -Bob
I'm looking for something that I can write python or tcl or shell scripts
for and send strings to a GPIB device, and get strings back. I'm trying to
get away from the LabView .vi model. So, this looks fairly good, that way.
Jim
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