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

[Brian Kirby]

I do not have a 5335A, but...

I use a ProLogix USB-GPIB adapter on a HP5370.  I am not doing anything 
fancy, no real controlling.  I set the GPIB on the 5370B to talk, then 
use John Miles GPIB Configuration program for the adapter.  John KE5FX 
is on this list and has a web site with several GPIB programs that work 
with this adapter.  After running the configuration program, you close 
it, then bring up a terminal emulator - HyperTerminal built into Windows 
- and capture the data.

If you are going after Time Interval /Allan Variance, etc - data, there 
are two free programs out there, Alavar, and Plotter.  Plotter is 
written by Ulrich Bangert , who is also on this list and also has a few 
other programs of interest.

In my case, it is stupid simple and works great, works every time.

I also had a Softmark controller - It would not play with the 5370B - I 
believe the SOftmark is set up to work only with SCPI capable 
instruments, which is the newer instrument protocol.  It did work with a 
HP53131A - but you don't need it, the 53131A has GPIB and RS232, and you 
can get about the same data out of both ports - but the GPIB port is 
very fast, if you need to acquisition data at a high rate.  My SOftmark 
card has been in the drawer for the last three years - if anybody wants 
it, I can probably make them a good deal on it - if there is an 
interest, please contact off list.

Brian - KD4FM

On 8/1/2010 10:34 PM, Steve Rooke wrote:
> 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
>
>> 73 Brice KA8MAV
>>
>>
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