[time-nuts] Getting GPIB to work on HP5382B Universal

[Don Latham]

Now if I could only come up with $1500 for Labview, I'd drive my equipment 
with it too :-)
Don Latham

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark C. Stephens" <marks at non-stop.com.au>
To: <time-nuts at febo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 5:37 PM
Subject: [time-nuts] Getting GPIB to work on HP5382B Universal


> Hello Jerome,
>
>
> I use Labview with a NI GPIB card.
>
> There are already data logging modules using the HP5328B for labview.
>
> The code is easily modified and using labview you can debug by single step 
> etc.
>
> Even if you have access to an old ISA bus GPIB card only, you can set up a 
> GPIB network server.
>
> All you need is any old machine with an ISA bus and a network card.
>
> You can then access your instruments via NI visa over the TCP/IP.
>
> There is a ton of labview modules kicking around for nearly every 
> instrument with a GPIB port.
>
> There is even a labview module that runs a 5328B counter and a 59501A DAC 
> to control a crystal oven!
>
> Using NI-Visa, you can also run the KE5FX gpib toolkit which is provided 
> by our very own John Miles.
>
> The toolkit provides phase noise measurements among other things.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Mark
> VK2HMC
>
>
> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:37:34 -0700
> From: Jerome Peters <jpeters at nvidia.com>
> Subject: [time-nuts] Getting GPIB to work on HP5382B Universal counter
> To: "'time-nuts at febo.com'" <time-nuts at febo.com>
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> Hello,
>
> I'd very much appreciate any help that I can get in setting up a HP5328B 
> to communicate over GPIB.
> The goal is to log/graph the frequency over time of various VFO's projects 
> I'm working on.
>
> I am using the Agilent 82357A USB to GPIB Interface, I have the manual for 
> the counter, so I know some of the basic GPIB commands.
> I've downloaded the Agilent IO Libraries Suite 15.5 and it looks like I 
> can send simple commands to the counter, but I am not having any luck 
> reading from the counter.
>
> I'd like to use Visual Basic to send commands and receive the frequency 
> measurements... but need some HP5328B specific libraries?
>
>
> Thanks/Best Regards,
> Jerome
> KC6ENE
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