jg...@zianet.com wrote: >Looking at Ulrich's EZGPIB program, it appears that I should be able >to use it. I did find the online manual for the GPIB-232CV-A. While I >wait for the device to arrive, I have some reading to do. > >Antonio, just out of curiousity, what software did you use?
Joe, I wrote my programs myself in Quick Basic under MS DOS, using old laptops of the 286/386 class: not a great sacrifice leaving them at work for months/years. All what one has to do is to send command strings and expect replies according to the command syntax as per the instrument's (5370A) manual. I have to admit and regret that I have no familiarity with EZGPIB. A suggestion: for long term measurements, you could remove from the GPIB-232CV- A the power supply card, and provide the required 5V from an USB or mouse/keyboard port of the PC. Antonio I8IOV > >Joe Gray >W5JG > >On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 7:04 AM, iov...@inwind.it <iov...@inwind.it> wrote: >>>I just bought one of these for cheap: National Instruments GPIB-232CV-A >> >>>Please tell me that I didn't do something stupid, and that this is >>>useable for taking data from an HP 5370A. >> >>>Joe Gray >>>W5JG >> >> The NI 232CV-A doesn't use any drivers, it is simply a protocol converter. >> Anyway the manual, available online, contains enough info on using it. I've >> used it to interface both HP and Fluke instruments successfully. I think you >> should be able to talk and listen to a 5370A. Read the manual. >> >> (The NI 232CT-A instead may or may not use standard NI drivers, upon user >> choice). >> >> Antonio I8IOV >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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.