[time-nuts] Software for Prologix USB GPIB interface

[Ulrich Bangert]

Hello Jose,

nice to hear you can take some advantage from using the utility. I own a
HP5370A myself and it works ok with the software. The front panel is
completely "self explaining" concerning GPIB. Have a look to the left
area. Using

const HP5370 = 3;

ezgpib_BusWriteData(HP5370,'FN3');

you select the FuNction area. "3" means the third knob in the FuNction
area, counting from left to right and from top to bottom. So "FN3"
stands for "Frequency measurement". Pretty much the same for all knobs.

ezgpib_BusWriteData(HP5370,'GT4');

will be the 4th knob in the GaTe area, meaning a gate time of 1s. Other
equipment may be more complicated to use but in general you don't need
to know much about GPIB itself but only about the device-specific codes.


Don't overlook the PLOTTER utility, it is kind of "poor man's Stable32".

Best regards
Ulrich, DF6JB

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com 
> [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] Im Auftrag von Jose V. Gavila
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. August 2006 23:07
> An: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Betreff: Re: [time-nuts] Software for Prologix USB GPIB interface
> 
> 
> Hello Ulrich,
> 
> What a perfect synchronization (and what an appropriate forum 
> to have it)!. 
> Just yesterday (!) I ordered a Prologix interface. My idea is 
> to control 
> some of the units with GPIB capability in my shack (including 
> of course my 
> recently acquired HP5370A). So your software seems _very_ 
> interesting to 
> me. I will carefully check it and will try to learn about 
> GPIB works. GREAT!!!
> 
> Thanks a lot and best regards,
> 
> JOSE
> 
> At 13:05 01/08/2006 +0200, you wrote:
> 
> >Hi Newsgroup,
> >
> >just in case someone is interested: I have written a Windows based 
> >utility for the Prologix USB GPIB interface that handles 
> quite complex 
> >data acquistion tasks using a easy to learn PASCAL style 
> meta-language 
> >with lots of predefined procedures and functions aiming at GPIB 
> >communication.
> >
> >For example:
> 
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