Hi The good old Iotech RS-232 to 488 converters will drive a counter 5335 counter just fine. They are < 1/3 the price used. Not much to running one.
Bob On Aug 1, 2010, at 8:44 PM, John Miles wrote: > Depends on what he wants to do. If he wants to write his own apps for the > counter (or use mine) the Prologix controller will work fine. You talk to > it with generic COM port code rather than a proprietary API. > > If he wants to run existing commercial software like Labview he is likely > better off buying a used National Instruments adapter on eBay, though. It > will not necessarily be any cheaper than a new Prologix adapter... probably > close to the same price in fact, unless he makes the mistake of buying an > ancient ISA-bus or RS-232 adapter. > > -- john, KE5FX > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on >> Behalf Of Bob Camp >> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 5:36 PM >> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 5335A and HP-IB (GP-IB) >> >> >> Hi >> >> I think I'd haunt the e-place for a much cheaper alternative. >> >> Bob >> >> >> On Aug 1, 2010, at 8:18 PM, Heathkid wrote: >> >>> I just purchased a HP 5335A and would like to know the group's >> opinion on the following: >>> http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=549 >>> >>> 73 Brice KA8MAV >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
