[time-nuts] Help with 5370B and Beaglebone replacement board

[Javier Herrero]

Hello, Skip,

I have one of these, in a 5370A, and have been playing with it lately. I 
start the 5370d application in the beaglebone with the -hpib-net flag, 
so HPIB commands can be sent and results get at port 5370. If you send 
the HPIB command MD4, the 5370 will start sending the results, but the 
results are preceded by the type of data (e.g. "TI = 1.0000000000e-9"), 
and Timelab does not like it in the "Acquire from streaming TCP/IP 
server", since it expects only the number. Timelab expects some GPIB 
adapter in the 5370A/B option, so it does not recognize the direct HPIB 
TCP I/F of the Beagleboard, or at least I have not been able to find it.

I have written a small program to gather the DATA from the 5370 port, 
strip the type of data, and forward only the number to a TCP port (I 
have reused some other program I had at hand - it does run in the PC, 
not in the Beagleboard). Surely there is also a way to do it with netcat 
with no programming.

I am sure that John Miles can provide a better help :)

Regards,

Javier, EA1CRB

On 26/1/21 5:06, Skip Withrow wrote:
> Hello Time-Nuts,
>
> Well, I finally tore into one of my 5370B units to try out the
> Beaglebone Black replacement processor.  Everything seems to have gone
> fine, 5370B displays and key functions seem correct.  I can talk to
> the unit over port 5372 on the ethernet, so I know that is
> functioning.
>
> My problem - How do you set things up to use it with TimeLab.  I'm
> used to the old HPIB way.  I suspect that you have to use the 'Acquire
> from TCP/IP streaming server mode'.  How do you get the Beaglebone
> board to stream, and on what port (5370?)?
>
> Or, do you set it up to do HPIB over ethernet?  Is the option there
> somewhere or do I have to remake with an option?
>
> I realize I'm about 5 years late to the party, hopefully there is
> still some experience base still out there.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Skip Withrow
>
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