#gpib — Public Fediverse posts
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From National Instruments on my request to distribute a firmware file.
"GPIB‑USB‑B has been out of mainstream support for almost five years, and NI no longer updates or certifies firmware distribution for this product. Additionally, GPIB‑USB‑HS+ is not supported on Linux Desktop, so NI cannot provide enablement, licensing guidance, or approval for firmware redistribution in this scenario."
To paraphrase ... we don't support it and won't let anyone else do it..
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With a working GPIB connection (thanks @vk2bea !), I'm able to read out the full error log from my Tektronix TDS754D.
ERROR: diagnostic test failure, digDataFormatDiag, ERROR!!BYTE mode, in demux 200 ,i= 7 memBaseAdr 0x7380010= data = 5600, expectedData[i] = 5500"
ibterm>errlog:next?I'm suspecting (and hoping) this is a bad ram chip). I have a tenuous understanding of the whole system, but I'm only seeing capture errors on some sweep rates, and dependent on which / how many channels are active.
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Finally got this #GPIB adapter working in #linux.
There’s a lot of forgeries of this and the NI adapter. I got this one on eBay from a test equipment surplus place, which gave me a little bit more confidence.
I think this is genuine, just based on the knurling on the thumb screws. I think the counterfeit ones are shinier, with shallower knurling. At some point I’ll hook it up to windows and see what the official driver thinks about it. -
This super neat #gpib to usb adapter is doing the numbers. And for good reason, feels nice finally having an offering that doesn't rely on usb to serial!
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53 Jahre nach seiner Einführung erhält der General Purpose Interface Bus (#GPIB) stabile #Treiber im #Linux-Kernel. Die #Schnittstelle von 1972 ist aufgrund einiger Vorzüge auch heutzutage noch relevant. https://winfuture.de/news,155586.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
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J'ai reçu les PCBs pour faire un HPDisk http://www.dalton.ax/hpdisk/ , c'est un émulateur de lecteur de disquettes avec une interface #GPIB qui va me servir pour sauvegarder les configurations de mon analyseur logique #HP 1630G, sans cela il faut tout reparamétrer à chaque allumage !
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Liebe #GPIB Nerds, ein per ebay aus China bestellter GPIB auf USB Adapter funktioniert sogar. ~50€ statt 1000€+ - sieht soweit original aus, OVP - dafür lohnt sich der Nachbau via Arduino auch nicht wirklich.
Damit kann der geneigte Hacker nun im lokalen Hackspace aus den 30 Jahre alten Multimetern LED Kennlinien aufzeichnen.
Produkt: National Instrumens GPIB-USB-HS
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Lies sich Recht gut aufbauen. Nur die abblock Kondensatoren auf der Rückseite nerfen ein wenig weil ich die nicht auf der Hotplate Löten konnte. @kuchenblechmafia #gpib
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Capturing Screenshots Using a Fake Printer - If you have very old pieces of analogue test equipment with CRTs on your bench, th... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/17/capturing-screenshots-using-a-fake-printer/ #testequipment #classichacks #oscilloscope #screenshot #toolhacks #gpib
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PoE-powered GPIB Adapter with Ethernet and USB-C Support https://hackaday.com/2025/05/10/poe-powered-gpib-adapter-with-ethernet-and-usb-c-support/ #poweroverethernet #PeripheralsHacks #Retrocomputing #testequipment #ethernet #gpib
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PoE-powered GPIB Adapter with Ethernet and USB-C Support - In the world of (expensive) lab test equipment the GPIB (general purpose interface... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/10/poe-powered-gpib-adapter-with-ethernet-and-usb-c-support/ #poweroverethernet #peripheralshacks #retrocomputing #testequipment #ethernet #gpib
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Neue Hauptplatine für das Commodore 1541-Diskettenlaufwerk, Teil II
Hier nun der versprochene 2. Teil über eine neue Systemplatine für das Floppy-Laufwerk VC1541 von Commodore. Ein komplettes Redesign und die Zusammenführung verschiedener Projekte zu einem neuen Controller…
#1541 #C128 #c64 #commodore #CPLD #Disk #DolphinDOS #Ersatz #Erweitert #Generation #GPIB #IEEE488 #Laufwerk #Mainboard #Neu #PCB #SpeedDOS #VC1541 #Weiter #Xilinx
https://dirkwouters.de/neue-hauptplatine-fuer-das-commodore-1541-diskettenlaufwerk-teil-ii/
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I still find the #HP9816 useful today, to control #GPIB instruments. I wrote two programs, one to control the Bruel&Kjaer 2034 audio spectrum analyzer to do third-of-octave analysis and another one to do various measurements with a #HP4277A LCZ meter. If I need to further process data, I download them on a modern computer using a RS232 cable I built. I transferred and published the HPBASIC source of the third of octave software on Github: https://github.com/DarwinNE/BK2034_GPIB/tree/master/HPBASIC
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Another thing I found in the #birdsite archives is how I cleaned and repaired a magnificent #HP9816 (aka HP9000/216) workstation. It's a very nice machine, based on the 68k processor, that can run HPBASIC and can be connected to external disk drives and peripherals via #GPIB. I had to clean it, but it came out quite well. #retrocomputing #electronics #HPBASIC #GPIB
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Some carnage it was indeed! Ended up replacing all ICs except the main TMS9914. A wonder it survived. The other chips were mostly a dead short to ground. No surprise the supply rail was a little scorched. I really wonder what happened here and what became of the poor instrument is was originally installed in…
Now at least it got a new life and my 8590A spectrum analyzer is happily communicating with the outside world!
#vintagehp #hp #testgear #8590A #spectrumanalyzer #repair #hpib #gpib
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Repairing a $25,000 HP Workstation to Run Pac-Man - The microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s turned computers from expensiv... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/20/repairing-a-25000-hp-workstation-to-run-pac-man/ #retrocomputing #classichacks #repairhacks #workstation #hp9836c #gpib #hp
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This Rode and Schwarz Computer is a Commodore PET - The IEE-488 or GPIB bus for controlling instruments by computer has existed now fo... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/14/this-rode-and-schwarz-computer-is-a-commodore-pet/ #retrocomputing #commodorepet #rode&schwarz #gpib
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HP 3488A Teardown, Dismantled for Parts - [IMSAI Guy] has an old HP 3488A Switch Control Unit that he wants to dismantle for... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/17/hp-3488a-teardown-dismantled-for-parts/ #programmablerelay #testequipment #teardown #hp3488a #gpib
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Just another a refugee from Twitter 🐱
NV3Z, VK2BEA & G4NYV
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Open Source LXI Tools Free Us From Vendor Bloat - LXI, or LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation is a modern control standard for connec... - https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/open-source-lxi-tools-free-us-from-vendor-bloat/ #testequipment #toolhacks #ieee-488 #gpib #scpi #lua #lxi #usb
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Save Money and Have Fun Using IEEE-488 - A few months ago, I was discussing the control of GPIB equipment with a colleague.... - https://hackaday.com/2022/01/31/save-money-and-have-fun-using-ieee-488/ #low-costlabequipment #testequipment #mischacks #featured #interest #ieee-488 #history #hp-ib #gpib
