[time-nuts] 82357B GPIB USB from China

Bob Smither smither at c-c-i.com
Wed Sep 11 19:51:27 UTC 2013


On 09/11/2013 12:48 PM, Bob Stewart wrote:
> I didn't have any problem seeing it in windows with Agilent's IOLabSuite or whatever it's called, so this version seems to emulate the real thing.  But, like they say: I don't do windows.  =)

Me either!  The question seems to be does the Agilent software do a secret
handshake with the 82357b or would it be as transparent under Linux as the
Prologix unit?  It may be a non-starter - has anyone tried one on Linux just to
see if the USB part is recognized as a COM port (such as /dev/ttyUSB0)?

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>> ________________________________
>> From: Volker Esper <ailer2 at t-online.de>
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement <time-nuts at febo.com> 
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] 82357B GPIB USB from China
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>> I bought one about a year ago but couldn't get it running under Win XP.
>> There were a dozen well-meant advices on the forums that told me to read
>> the firmware and flash the beast with a "better" one. However, I
>> couldn't keep my nerve, so I purchased a Prologix adapter - which worked
>> instantly.
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>> Volker
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>> Am 10.09.2013 16:07, schrieb Bob Smither:
>>> My apologies if this is in the archives.  I could not find any discussion about it.
>>>
>>> A seller on Ebay is offering a USB-GPIB interface equivalent to the Agilent 82357B:
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>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/82357B-GPIB-USB-Interface-Compatible-with-AGILENT-82357B-/261270515849?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd4efb089
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>>> or
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>>>   http://tinyurl.com/qbsjjmr
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>>> Has anyone here tried this?  In particular, can it be made to work under Linux?
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>>> I have the Prologix unit which works great with simple PERL scripts under Linux,
>>> but always looking for a bargain!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
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