I have the USB/GPIB Prologix thingy also.

My Racal 1992 on "talk" mode just sends the
readings down the wire.  I can collect them
with regular serial port work on the PC side.

I don't really understand GPIB or "talk" mode.
But the readings show up on my serial port.

Chris



On 2/25/2013 10:44 AM, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote:
> The most expensive part of the setup is the interface card between the PC and 
> GPIB.
> Next you will need GPIB cables.
> 
> A free GPIB package is available for 32 bit Linux.  I use it to talk to my 
> Racal-Dana 1992,
> spectrum analyzers, selective voltmeter, and signal generator.  You have to 
> write the
> high level stuff.
> 
> On 02/25/2013 07:39 AM, Dan Rae wrote:
>>  I am working on 400 - 500 MHz DDS clocks for an amateur radio project and 
>> would like to record over gpib and plot the relative frequency drifts over 
>> time of different versions of the oscillator from a cold start.  I have 
>> Racal 1992 and -hp- 5345 counters available, themselves driven from gps.  I 
>> have the prologix USB thingy.
>>
>> Does anyone know of any software that will enable me to do this, without 
>> spending lots of money?
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
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