[time-nuts] Racal Dana 1992 - GPIB interface

iovane at inwind.it iovane at inwind.it
Sat Mar 15 00:16:10 UTC 2008


> I have 2 different Racal Dana 1992 frequency counters:
> The first one (kept for spares because the display is broken) has a 
> GPIB interface of type 19-1146:
> this interface has NOT the SK4 jumper (see 
> RACAL-DANA-1991-1992-ServiceManualSch.pdf pages 16/17 in my archive).
> The other one, in perfect state, has the 401820 GPIB board (see 
> RACAL-DANA-1991-1992-IM.pdf pages 200/203).
> This board has the SK4 jumper and if you want to use the 1992 in 
> "standard" GPIB mode, you have to put the jumper in the OTHER 
> position as the one shown at page 200 (points 40/41).
> 
> I have not tried the 1992 in MATE/CIIL interface mode, so I don't 
> know if it works in the SK4 default mode...
> 
> By the way, I have also the documentation (26 pages) of the MATE/CIIL 
> protocol/programming for the 1992-02M: if you are interested in, I 
> will make a .PDF of it.

Elio,
I can't check what type of interface is present on my two 1992-02M, neither if the SK4 in present, because the counters are running and I wan't stop them.
They are under control of a MATE/CIIL GPIB program that I wrote with some difficulty because I miss the MATE Specification 2806763 which should contain basic concepts regarding this interface (see paragraph 4.1.2.2.2 on the 26 pages you mentioned).

Are you using a 1992 in standard GPIB mode after having moved the jumper? Where did you find the info?

Thanks,
Antonio I8IOV
P.S. are you in Italy?







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