I downloaded both the software and drivers. About 2GB in total. Install was typical two restarts required and the eval copy is 7 days not 45. but you can get a eval license extension. It seems for each package so you have to re-step through the process multiple times. The NI explorer will look for gpib devices not that I have any on this particular machine. It did find my rs232 to ethernet device and showed all 17 ports available. So thats pretty interesting.
Now I actually need to dig a bit to understand, How arduinos fit in How older gpib devices might be accessed. I have sopme smart controllers that emulate a GPIB sender and basically translate commands to and from the old devices. Essentially ascii strings both ways. It seems if you had the NI VXI bus box and I have seen them at fleas ocasionally that would be a useful answer. Regards Paul WB8TSL On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Dave Daniel <kc0...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for that update. I hadn't looked on the Mathworks website in quite > some time. I looked again after seeing your post, and I see that a "home > bundle" is once again available. This is what I have from 1999. > > I have also used Octave, although not as much as I have used MatLab and > Simulink. > > DaveD > > > On 6/20/2015 7:18 PM, Jim Lux wrote: > >> On 6/20/15 3:03 PM, Dave Daniel wrote: >> >>> I wish the MathWorks would resume that practice. Back in the late 90s >>> they would sell one licenses for MatLab and SimuLink for an affordable >>> price if one singed an agreement that restricted one to personal >>> (specifically, non-commercial) use. My copy from back then is so old >>> that it won't run on Windows 7. >>> >>> >> Mathworks still does a variety of low cost licenses, including a $149 for >> Matlab "home" license + $45 for add on products. (not for academic, >> commercial, govt, or organizational use) >> >> They also have a $49/$99 student license "in conjunction with coursework >> at a degree granting institution". I suppose that you could sign up for a >> class at the local community college.(that's gone up a lot with a bunch of >> added fees around here) >> >> The new matlab has drivers/simulink blocks to handle a lot of hobby type >> hardware platforms (RPi, Arduino, LEGO Mindstorms NXT) >> >> >> One can also use Octave, which is very, very similar to Matlab (I go back >> and forth between the two all the time). Octave doesn't necessarily have >> all the nice toolboxes that Matlab has. And, the plotting is done >> differently (which is a significant issue, since a lot of what I use matlab >> and octave for is generating nice looking plots). >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.