I'll admit I'm kind of surprised at all of the users sticking up for RS-232. I would've thought Abdul would be safe in abandoning his internal RS-232 data pathway between the Atmel and FTDI chip. What are some examples of RS-232 hosts that need to talk to GPIB test equipment? Old/retired laptops being used as dumb terminals? Legacy DOS apps that don't have any form of USB support? Both?
-- john, KE5FX > > As someone pointed out, a Serial-USB adapter cost only about $10 > > (www.geeks.com), and I would not mind having a GPIB-Serial device, and > > attach a Serial-USB if I want to. Once you provide USB only, that's it, > > it will be USB or nothing. The one drawback of a Serial only controller > > is that you probably need a separate power supply. It's not the end of > > the world though. It's not an absolute obligation either. I have a pair > > of IOTech Micro488/P controllers that are powered from the serial port. > > They use a Motorola 68HC05 chip internally and work well, even with the > > serial port from my Dell laptop. The command set is simple and > > effective, I would recommend it. When bought new, these IOTech serial > > controllers cost an arm, both legs and an eye... eBay to the rescue :-) > > > > Didier > > I'm happy to hear someone else is using the IoTech > Micro488/P. It's my all-time favorite GPIB controller. > > /tvb > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
