[time-nuts] An open-source software to automate test equipment - Instrument Control (iC)

Chris Albertson albertson.chris at gmail.com
Tue Jul 12 21:14:55 UTC 2011


On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Jose Camara <camaraq1 at quantacorp.com> wrote:
>        I also like the USB-GPIB adapters, as you can easily have separate
> buses or connect directly to one instrument without GPIB cables (use up to
> 15ft of cheap USB cables instead), but they are still not cheap or abundant
> at eBay.

Yes.  USB.  I doubt I'll ever buy another computer that has a PCI
slot.    What I was hoping to hear was that there was a way to
interface a parallel port or some other DIY interface.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
> Behalf Of Thomas S. Knutsen
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 1:46 PM
> To: jfor at quik.com; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] An open-source software to automate test equipment
> - Instrument Control (iC)
>
> Based on my own experience, the NI PCI cards seems to be most
> compatible for use with different software.
> The number 2 seems to be the Prologix adapter.
>
> 73 de Thomas LA3PNA AE5YS.
>
> 2011/7/12 J. Forster <jfor at quik.com>:
>> Be careful. There are at least 6 different ones. All incompatible.
>>
>> -John
>>
>> =================
>>
>>
>>> Soubnds good if you have a computer GPIB interface.  I don't.  Which
>>> is the best one at a reasonable price?
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Kurt Pernstich
>>> <kurt.pernstich at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> May I please use this forum to advertise Instrument Control (iC), which
>>>> is
>>>> an open source Java program to control test equipment via GPIB. It is,
>>>> so to
>>>> speak, the poor man's version of LabView (but enough to do my research).
>>>
>>> Chris Albertson
>>> Redondo Beach, California
>>>
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