[time-nuts] SoftMark USB to GPIB converter

John Green wpxs472 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 3 09:38:52 EST 2016


I noticed some US made ones on the auction site for cheap. They say they
offer a 30 day money back guarantee. Hmmm

On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 12:27 AM, gonzo . <cadbloke at hotmail.com> wrote:

> No - Please don't.
> No more of us need be burnt by that POS.
>
> Once you've bought it, you discover all you can do is send one command at
> a time until you buy additional software to get the DLL needed to do
> anything even remotely interesting.
> The documentation is terrible to the point the 'free' DLL has the same
> name as the 'paid' version, so it took me several emails (if you get a
> reply, you're doing well) to workout why why it didn't work as described.
>
> By far the best 'affordable' GPIB to USB adapter on the market is the
> Prologix (http://prologix.biz/).
> If you are interested in building your own, have a look at  Anders take on
> an open design (http://www.dalton.ax/gpib/).
>
> Cheers,
> ian
>
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> I have a desire to do some data collection and storage from my Racal 1992,
> and I need a USB to GPIB converter. We have a National Instruments
> converter at work, but I want to do this at home. The SoftMark unit is
> considerably less expensive than the NI one. Does it work? Specifically,
> would it work with my 1992? I seem to remember some discussion from way
> back that they don't play well with a lot of HP/Agilent/Keysight stuff. Has
> anyone with a 1992 used it with a SoftMark converter?
>
>
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