[time-nuts] Prologix GPIB

[Brian Kirby]

I ordered a Prologix GPIB-USB controller and it has arrived.  I got it 
up and going so fast, and I am very pleased to have a working solution 
for capturing data.  I have tried several cheap adapters and they have 
not worked.

In my case I needed a controller to record time interval data from my 
HP5370B.  Many of us also use HP53131A and they have a easy serial port 
to configure.  I also plan to use the Prologix adapter on my HP3456A and 
HPP3457A multimeters.

You basically plug the controller into a PC and let WIndows XP install 
its USB drivers for the device.  Then you install the FTDI drivers that 
you have to download.  Then I used John Miles "Prologix.exe" program 
with the default configuration and I could see data coming in the 
terminal window.  Stop the program and bring up Hyperterminal and start 
recording data.

Brian KD4FM