Re: [time-nuts] LAN/USB to GP-IB/HP-IP Adapters
I have successfully used an Agilent 82357B USB adapter - there are plenty on eBay from Chinese sellers... I got NI Visa to talk to Agilent, er, Keysight IO Libraries and access a 3456A attached to the 82357B. That's the simplified version... the 82357B was on a remote system over a WiFiI link and the Agilent IO Libraries took care of the details. It was painful. Don't try this. At one point, it managed to access the wrong device on the remote system! There was only the 3456A on GPIB and a 34461A on ethernet, but it got them mixed up. However, I'm not sure that NI Visa on its own with an NI adapter is less painful. It refused to find devices after I accidentally deleted the name of a serial port in NI Max (double click the name, hit delete, click somewhere else; easy to do when you are trying to get rid of a phantom COM3 that turned out to be a software modem). Attempts to refresh the device list put "Visa Error" in the device list. Clicking on it gave a useless message about the configuration being incorrect, but no real way of fixing the problem. I'm told uninstalling/reinstalling NI Visa is usually required. For under $200, I think I'd go for the NI USB adapter - hopefully it would come with support. Good Luck, Orin. On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Brooke Clarkewrote: > Hi: > > It's taken a few months to get LabVIEW Home version working so now I'm > looking for a good way to control HP-IB instruments. > I tried to get a computer built that would run DOS, WIN 3.1, WIN 98, WIN > XP and WIN 7 (NI does not yet fully support WIN 10), but the required > motherboard is not longer made so I'm looking for an adapter that runs from > LAN or a USB port. > > NI has the GPIB-USB-HS+ (their latest version) so the prior version > GPIB-USB-HS is available for under $200. > > Can anyone comment on what's available? > > Mail_Attachment -- > Have Fun, > > Brooke Clarke > http://www.PRC68.com > http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html > http://www.prc68.com/I/DietNutrition.html > ___ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] LAN/USB to GP-IB/HP-IP Adapters
Brooke Clarke kirjoitti: motherboard is not longer made so I'm looking for an adapter that runs from LAN or a USB port. > NI has the GPIB-USB-HS+ (their latest version) so the prior version GPIB-USB-HS is available for under $200. Can anyone comment on what's available? I have this: http://prologix.biz/gpib-ethernet-controller.html There's also USB version available, but personally I perfer ethernet because it's so much better when instruments are accessed from multiple computers. It's always connected on the network so it's always ready when needed, without plugging anything etc. Never used it with LabView but according to websites it should be supported. -- 73s! Esa OH4KJU ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A pin 6?
On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 18:06:23 -0700, Nick Sayer via time-nuts wrote: > What I wonder about is pin 6 on the connector. Google results seem to > indicate that that’s supposed to be a PPS output, but what I get on it > is a fixed -5v or so. Anybody know what this signal is supposed to be? AFAIK The "Lock" pin is loading the 1PPS pin , meaning if you have a LED on the "Lock" you should buffer it, else there will be no 1PPS. But -5v doesn't seem right. -- E-mail:xne...@luna.dyndns.dk ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A pin 6?
That makes sense. Thanks! That’ll help when it comes time to attempt to calibrate it. In this case, I doubt the seller speaks enough English to ask. But I can look at all of the pinout variations to find one with a TX pin on that wire. > On Sep 11, 2015, at 3:59 AM, Bob Campwrote: > > Hi > > There are far more unique pinouts for the 5680 than anybody can keep track > of. Three also is very little that ties the markings on the unit to a > specific pinout. If you are getting -5V, my guess is that you have an RS-232 > output on that pin. > > Normal drill is to go back to the seller and see what they do or don’t know > about it. > > Bob > > >> On Sep 10, 2015, at 9:06 PM, Nick Sayer via time-nuts >> wrote: >> >> I’ve acquired an eBay 5680. I’ve hooked it up to +15 and +5 and am getting >> 10 MHz out and the test pin is low. The unit is warm and within any >> reasonable expectations, it appears to be working properly. >> >> What I wonder about is pin 6 on the connector. Google results seem to >> indicate that that’s supposed to be a PPS output, but what I get on it is a >> fixed -5v or so. Anybody know what this signal is supposed to be? >> >> ___ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A pin 6?
Hi There are far more unique pinouts for the 5680 than anybody can keep track of. Three also is very little that ties the markings on the unit to a specific pinout. If you are getting -5V, my guess is that you have an RS-232 output on that pin. Normal drill is to go back to the seller and see what they do or don’t know about it. Bob > On Sep 10, 2015, at 9:06 PM, Nick Sayer via time-nuts> wrote: > > I’ve acquired an eBay 5680. I’ve hooked it up to +15 and +5 and am getting 10 > MHz out and the test pin is low. The unit is warm and within any reasonable > expectations, it appears to be working properly. > > What I wonder about is pin 6 on the connector. Google results seem to > indicate that that’s supposed to be a PPS output, but what I get on it is a > fixed -5v or so. Anybody know what this signal is supposed to be? > > ___ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A pin 6?
I figured it out. I was counting the bottom row from the wrong end. To actually find the PPS signal I had to set my scope to one-shot triggering at a very fast timebase setting (I used 500 ns/div). It’s only 1 µs wide, but it was there. > On Sep 11, 2015, at 6:07 AM, Nick Sayerwrote: > > That makes sense. Thanks! That’ll help when it comes time to attempt to > calibrate it. In this case, I doubt the seller speaks enough English to ask. > But I can look at all of the pinout variations to find one with a TX pin on > that wire. > >> On Sep 11, 2015, at 3:59 AM, Bob Camp wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> There are far more unique pinouts for the 5680 than anybody can keep track >> of. Three also is very little that ties the markings on the unit to a >> specific pinout. If you are getting -5V, my guess is that you have an RS-232 >> output on that pin. >> >> Normal drill is to go back to the seller and see what they do or don’t know >> about it. >> >> Bob >> >> >>> On Sep 10, 2015, at 9:06 PM, Nick Sayer via time-nuts >>> wrote: >>> >>> I’ve acquired an eBay 5680. I’ve hooked it up to +15 and +5 and am getting >>> 10 MHz out and the test pin is low. The unit is warm and within any >>> reasonable expectations, it appears to be working properly. >>> >>> What I wonder about is pin 6 on the connector. Google results seem to >>> indicate that that’s supposed to be a PPS output, but what I get on it is a >>> fixed -5v or so. Anybody know what this signal is supposed to be? >>> >>> ___ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >> > ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A pin 6?
Hi Nick, FE-5680A is a whole family of Rb oscillators that have in common the case and name but the functionality, connectors and inner stuff varies a lot. Some are programmable on a wide frequency margin, others has a fixed frequency output, mostly 10 MHz. The connector arrangement also varies but you probably are referring to one with the P/N 217400-30352-1. These units have a 1 PPS output on pin 6, the signal is normally at 0 volts with a 1 uS wide 1PPS at about 5 volts. This low duty cycle signal is difficult to see on an analog scope but you can see the trigger light blinking at each pulse. The 1PPS signal is buffered by U503, a 74ACT240SC-ND chip. A word of caution here: since the driver circuitry is shared with the Lock output, an excessive (ie. a LED) load on the lock pin cause the 1PPS to disappear. Please recheck the output voltage on pin 6, -5 volts doesn't make any sense for me, even with a driver chip failure (I have busted mine some time ago by connecting the +15 V power supply to the 5 volts input, a consequence of the disperse information about these units that circulate on Internet. Apparently on some units pin 6 is the +5 volt input so you can also ruin the driver following this wiring list. If you are interested I have the board schematics that was reverse engineered by a member of this list who unfortunately I cannot give credit because I don't remember who is. I can send it it directly to you if you want it. Regards, Ignacio EB4APL El 11/09/2015 a las 3:06, Nick Sayer via time-nuts wrote: I’ve acquired an eBay 5680. I’ve hooked it up to +15 and +5 and am getting 10 MHz out and the test pin is low. The unit is warm and within any reasonable expectations, it appears to be working properly. What I wonder about is pin 6 on the connector. Google results seem to indicate that that’s supposed to be a PPS output, but what I get on it is a fixed -5v or so. Anybody know what this signal is supposed to be? ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] LAN/USB to GP-IB/HP-IP Adapters
On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:58:41 -0700, Brooke Clarke wrote: >so I'm looking for an adapter that runs > from LAN or a USB port. > > Can anyone comment on what's available? > Hi Brooke Afaik the Agilent USB GPIB adapter can "Speak VISA on Windows" with Agilents windows driver. But no VISA support for Agilents under Linux, as Agilent doesn't make drivers for linux :-( See this Agilent PDF http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5990-3731EN.pdf?cmpid=1273CN And have a look on *bay for : "Agilent 82357B USB-GPIB Interface" According to this thread , even the "real ones" are clones (work ok) http://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/flood-of-new-agilent-82357b-gpib- usb-adaptors-on-ebay-the-real-deal/ I have a Beiming and an Agilent (prob a clone) , both works fine with liunx-gpib. CFO Denmark -- E-mail:xne...@luna.dyndns.dk ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] LAN/USB to GP-IB/HP-IP Adapters
I have both a chinese clone 82357b and two NI GPIB-USB-HS. If you will write your own software for aging test-equipment, my experience is that a clean NI solution with GPIB-USB-HS and NI 488.2 is a *lot* less painful than trying to get Agilent GPIB to play nice with the NI software-stack. Speaking for myself I could never get it to work satisfactorily on Windows (never bothered to try another OS), just lots of weird unexplained problems; sometimes working, sometimes hanging, sometimes requiring the sacrifice of a chicken. Might be the chinese clone adapter, though, I never tried a genuine Agilent 82357. Come to think of it, the NI's came out of china as well, so might also be clones. Just way better clones. :) Ole On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 1:16 PM, cfowrote: > On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:58:41 -0700, Brooke Clarke wrote: > > >so I'm looking for an adapter that runs > > from LAN or a USB port. > > > > Can anyone comment on what's available? > > > > Hi Brooke > > Afaik the Agilent USB GPIB adapter can "Speak VISA on Windows" with > Agilents windows driver. But no VISA support for Agilents under Linux, as > Agilent doesn't make drivers for linux :-( > > See this Agilent PDF > http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5990-3731EN.pdf?cmpid=1273CN > > > And have a look on *bay for : > "Agilent 82357B USB-GPIB Interface" > > > According to this thread , even the "real ones" are clones (work ok) > http://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/flood-of-new-agilent-82357b-gpib- > usb-adaptors-on-ebay-the-real-deal/ > > > I have a Beiming and an Agilent (prob a clone) , both works fine with > liunx-gpib. > > CFO > Denmark > > -- > E-mail:xne...@luna.dyndns.dk > > ___ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] LAN/USB to GP-IB/HP-IP Adapters
opronnin...@gmail.com said: > If you will write your own software for aging test-equipment, ... If you are writing your own software from scratch, consider the Prologix. It includes reasonable documentation. No drivers required. It uses one of the standard serial chips. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] LAN/USB to GP-IB/HP-IP Adapters
I have one each of the HP and NI USB units, and have both sets of libs installed on the same machine. I seem to have no trouble using either. But the size of each company's download is absurd! So,ething like 800MB between them. > On Sep 11, 2015, at 5:08 PM, Tommy phonewrote: > > Have never had a problem when using the 82357A/B with Agilent/Keysight IOLibs > and VEE. Maybe that's a useful clue as I am definitely not a programmer. > > From Tom Holmes, N8ZM > > >> On Sep 11, 2015, at 2:34 PM, Hal Murray wrote: >> >> >> opronnin...@gmail.com said: >>> If you will write your own software for aging test-equipment, ... >> >> If you are writing your own software from scratch, consider the Prologix. >> It >> includes reasonable documentation. No drivers required. It uses one of the >> standard serial chips. >> >> >> >> -- >> These are my opinions. I hate spam. >> >> >> >> ___ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > ___ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] LAN/USB to GP-IB/HP-IP Adapters
Just ordered Ethernet to GPIB from Prologix.biz for $199. They also have a USB version, which a good friend has and recommends. (Which is why I bought the ethernet device.) Can you share info on labview home and your apps? Jim wb4...@amsat.org On 9/10/2015 5:58 PM, Brooke Clarke wrote: Hi: It's taken a few months to get LabVIEW Home version working so now I'm looking for a good way to control HP-IB instruments. I tried to get a computer built that would run DOS, WIN 3.1, WIN 98, WIN XP and WIN 7 (NI does not yet fully support WIN 10), but the required motherboard is not longer made so I'm looking for an adapter that runs from LAN or a USB port. NI has the GPIB-USB-HS+ (their latest version) so the prior version GPIB-USB-HS is available for under $200. Can anyone comment on what's available? Mail_Attachment -- Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html http://www.prc68.com/I/DietNutrition.html ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] LAN/USB to GP-IB/HP-IP Adapters
Have never had a problem when using the 82357A/B with Agilent/Keysight IOLibs and VEE. Maybe that's a useful clue as I am definitely not a programmer. >From Tom Holmes, N8ZM > On Sep 11, 2015, at 2:34 PM, Hal Murraywrote: > > > opronnin...@gmail.com said: >> If you will write your own software for aging test-equipment, ... > > If you are writing your own software from scratch, consider the Prologix. It > includes reasonable documentation. No drivers required. It uses one of the > standard serial chips. > > > > -- > These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > ___ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] LAN/USB to GP-IB/HP-IP Adapters
Hi: Got one of the new in box NI GPIB-USB-HS (not GPIB-USB-HS+) units on eBay. More after it arrives from China. SparkFun is out of their Inventor's kit, I'll get it when back in stock. It includes their Arduino Uno clone (probably better than a real one for less money) and the LINX (not Linux) language allows using the Arduino as an I/O device so LabVIEW can talk directly to anything connected to the Arduino. So all the shields and add-on hardware for Arduino now can be easily connected to LabVIEW. There's also a LabVIEW to Arduino compiler, but that's for another day. PS for a number of years I was an official NI certified instrument driver specialist. Mail_Attachment -- Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html http://www.prc68.com/I/DietNutrition.html ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] LAN/USB to GP-IB/HP-IP Adapters
Hi Jim: LabVIEW Home is the full development version that normally sells for thousands of $, but for a home user sells for $50. There's some watermark on the front panel, but otherwise is fully functional. I haven't got into the Arduino because I don't like C. LabVIEW is the highest level language I know of (probably because it's a graphical language) and in my experience very productive. The motivation for NI may be the Maker movement, since the home version shows up on their Maker Hub web page where they are supporting a number of maker type hardware platforms such as Kinect One, Digilent Adept FPGAs, AR Drone, LabVIEW dashboard (Android - iPad) Interface, Phillips Hue, Kodi (radio & TV remotes), Leap Motion Controller, LEGO Mindstorms, LINX language for Arduino & ChipKIT I/O, NEST HVAC, PS4 Controller and the XBox One Controller with LabVIEW drivers (see maker hub libraries below). http://www.prc68.com/I/LabVIEW.html https://www.labviewmakerhub.com/ https://www.labviewmakerhub.com/doku.php?id=libraries:start By using the SparkFun Inventor's Kit and HP-IB instruments I can combine high level instrumentation and bit banging. I'm currently learning about gyroscopes and in particular north finding gyros. Leon Foucault (of pendulum fame) is also the father of gyroscopes in the modern physics sense (he also named them and came up with laws parallel to those of Newton). A gyro is sort of a pendulum that keeps going round and round. Prior gyro work was more in the toy realm. As part of that my first project will be for testing DC PM motors where measuring voltage, current and RPM are the key parameters. http://www.prc68.com/I/Gyroscopes.html http://www.prc68.com/I/DCpmMotors.html https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-b7wcJ1xQUBF-lKfMoBPL5qyv-HtMInh http://www.prc68.com/I/TestingDCMotors.html Mail_Attachment -- Have Fun, Brooke Clarke, N6GCE http://www.PRC68.com http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html http://www.prc68.com/I/DietNutrition.html Jim Sanford wrote: Just ordered Ethernet to GPIB from Prologix.biz for $199. They also have a USB version, which a good friend has and recommends. (Which is why I bought the ethernet device.) Can you share info on labview home and your apps? Jim wb4...@amsat.org On 9/10/2015 5:58 PM, Brooke Clarke wrote: Hi: It's taken a few months to get LabVIEW Home version working so now I'm looking for a good way to control HP-IB instruments. I tried to get a computer built that would run DOS, WIN 3.1, WIN 98, WIN XP and WIN 7 (NI does not yet fully support WIN 10), but the required motherboard is not longer made so I'm looking for an adapter that runs from LAN or a USB port. NI has the GPIB-USB-HS+ (their latest version) so the prior version GPIB-USB-HS is available for under $200. Can anyone comment on what's available? Mail_Attachment -- Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html http://www.prc68.com/I/DietNutrition.html ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.