[time-nuts] SoftMark USB to GPIB converter

George Dubovsky n4ua.va at gmail.com
Thu Mar 3 15:03:47 EST 2016


List,

I have a genuine NI GPIB-USB-HS in perfect condition for sale; $167 shipped
in the US. It has the book and s/w 488.2 for Windows, ver 2.7.3. It was
used for about 2 months, 4 years ago.

73,

geo - n4ua

On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Clint Jay <cjaysharp at gmail.com> wrote:

> You can have things made anywhere in  the world if you pay some Chinese
> factories enough.
> On 3 Mar 2016 16:01, "John Green" <wpxs472 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > 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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