[time-nuts] HP 5335A and HP-IB (GP-IB)

[Steve Rooke]

On 02/08/2010, Heathkid <heathkid at heathkid.com> wrote:

> I just purchased a HP 5335A and would like to know the group's opinion on
> the following:
> http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=549

A quick trawl on fleePay only shows a National Instruments MC-GPIB
IEEE 488.2 PCI Card DAQ at $60 (not sure of compatibility of this) or
a HP AGILENT 82350A/E2078A PCI GPIB CARD at $100 but if your patient
you can find NI PCI cards in the $60 to $80 region and if you have an
old ISA desktop to do your control, you'll find NI ISA cards available
for two a penny. At least with something like a NI PCI card your
basically guaranteed compatibility with all the big, and small,
software names. It just depends on if you have the money or your skint
like I am and have to play hunt the bargain.

Of course there's always the Softmark controller but the last I heard
no one has had a lot of luck with them and it would be $40 down the
drain

73 Steve

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