Low cost, easy to use, GPIB - Ethernet controller released

[[email protected]]

Prologix is happy to announce its newest product – GPIB-LAN
Controller.

Access your GPIB enabled instruments over network (even over wireless)
using the affordable, easy to use, Prologix GPIB-LAN controller!

Use this controller to control, and to download screen plots and data
from, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers and other
GPIB enabled instruments.

GPIB-LAN controller uses the same command interface as the popular
Prologix GPIB-USB controller; the only difference is you connect to a
TCP port instead of over USB. Being a network device there are no
drivers to install.

* No drivers needed
* Support for multiple devices
* No GPIB cable needed; controller plugs on to instrument
* All software configuration. No switches
* Standard RJ-45 and IEEE 488 (Male) connectors

http://www.prologix.biz

Regards,
Abdul
[email protected]

 

[Klaus Kragelund]

Prologix is happy to announce its newest product – GPIB-LAN
Controller.

Access your GPIB enabled instruments over network (even over wireless)
using the affordable, easy to use, Prologix GPIB-LAN controller!

Use this controller to control, and to download screen plots and data
from, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers and other
GPIB enabled instruments.

GPIB-LAN controller uses the same command interface as the popular
Prologix GPIB-USB controller; the only difference is you connect to a
TCP port instead of over USB. Being a network device there are no
drivers to install.

    * No drivers needed
    * Support for multiple devices
    * No GPIB cable needed; controller plugs on to instrument
    * All software configuration. No switches
    * Standard RJ-45 and IEEE 488 (Male) connectors

http://www.prologix.biz

Regards,
Abdul
[email protected]

And ofcourse its compatible with the NI labwindows/labview?????

Regards

Klaus

 

[[email protected]]

Yes, Prolgix GPIB-LAN can be accessed from LabVIEW and LabWindows. In
fact, any framework (LabVIEW, LabWindows, Matlab, VEE...) or
programming language that provides access to TCP sockets can be used
to talk to Prologix GPIB-LAN.

 

[[email protected]]

GPIB-LAN controller uses the same command interface as the popular

Prologix GPIB-USB controller; the only difference is you connect to a
TCP port instead of over USB. Being a network device there are no
drivers to install.

All API documentation is available ofcourse?

 

[[email protected]]

Prologix GPIB-LAN command interface is identical to that of its sister
product Prologix GPIB-USB controller, and is fully documented in the
manual at www.prologix.biz. FAQ is available there as well.

Prologix GPIB-LAN has a different programming metaphor than other GPIB
controllers in the market. It provides a higher level interface to
communicate with instruments without having to deal with low-level
GPIB bus management. There are no host libraries to link with either.
You open a TCP connection and communicate with the controller and
connected GPIB instruments.

For example:

1. Open TCP port 1234 on the controller
2. Specify GPIB address by sending "++addr 5"
3. Send command "*idn?"
4. Read response
3. Send command "ser?"
4. Read response

In fact you don't even have to write a program to quickly test a
command. Using HyperTerm or TeraTerm (yes, they support network
connections too), open a connection to the port, type the command and
read the response.

GPIB-LAN can also be configured as a GPIB device (instead of a
controller). Device mode is useful for receiving screen plots from
instruments. 7470.exe is an excellent open-source plotter emulator
that works well with GPIB-LAN.

Commands that start with "++" are meta-commands to configure the
controller. For example use "++spoll" to serial poll instruments and "+
+trg" to trigger them. All meta commands are fully documented in the
manual.

As I mentioned before, the command interface of GPIB-LAN and GPIB-USB
are identical. Only difference is commands are send over a socket
connection for the former and over a USB serial port in the latter.

Regards,
Abdul