Which GPIB adapter do you use? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: BNElecEng
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2017, 04:26:36 pm
content: Hello everyone,There seems to be a very wide variety of GPIB adapters on the market, each with their own pros and cons. Which adapters have you used and what did you think about the experience?Thanks in advance

author: BloodyCactus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2017, 05:16:31 pm
content: I use an ICS GPIB to Ethernet adapter. Its awesome. can run quite a few daisy chained gpib devices onto 1 ethernet cable. no worries about counterfeit crap not working right either like all those fake agilent usb gpib adapters.

author: texaspyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2017, 06:55:17 pm
content: I use one that I wrote the firmware for. It emulates a Prologix GPIB to serial adapter (with some tweaks to get around some issues the Prologix had and was causing problems). The code runs on a MegaDonkey Atmel 2561 based touchscreen microcontroller.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/atmega-gpib-yet-another-diy-gpib-to-usb-project/msg1298075/#msg1298075

author: maxwell3e10
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2017, 09:05:05 pm
content: Has anyone used UGSimple USB to GPIB Controller? It seems to be the cheapest I can find.

author: TheSteve
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 07, 2017, 09:14:39 pm
content: I use a genuine Agilent 82357B, an Agilent E5810A and a ICS 8065. All work quite well with minimal hassle. I've used Agilent and Keithley software and of course a raspberry pi running linux with all of them.

author: alm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2017, 09:43:49 pm
content: Some experiences with the UGSimple controller were postedin the USA calibration club thread. Seemed quite a finicky device to me.

author: gamalot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2017, 11:24:01 pm
content: Quote from: TheSteve on November 07, 2017, 09:14:39 pmI've got 82357B and E5810A too, and a Contec GP-IB(USB)FL.

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 08, 2017, 12:19:51 am
content: ProLogix, love the KE5FX software - thanks! And RF scientific software for volt-nuttery.

author: thermistor-guy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2017, 12:54:13 am
content: Prologix gpib-ethernet adapter.Used it for the first time recently, to talk to an old HP 34401A (*idn? response says Hewlett-Packard, not Agilent or Keysight), via a gawk script on a LAN-connected Linux box. Unexpectedly easy to set up. Wrote some test code as I read the Prologix documentation, and a few minutes later I was taking measurements over the LAN.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2017, 04:06:18 am
content: A genuine Agilent 82357B and an ICS 8065. Both work nicely.

author: TiN
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2017, 04:07:55 am
content: 3 x NI GPIB-USB-HS.Always had issues with Agilent knockoff one in linux-gpib.

author: MarkL
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 08, 2017, 02:56:05 pm
content: These are all on Linux...- IOTech Micro388/EX. An RS232 serial to GPIB bi-directional gateway, so you can use a serial port to talk to your GPIB equipment. Works fine.- HP 27209 ISA card. Worked great, but long obsolete.- National Instruments PCI-GPIB. Been using this for 20 or so years. Never a problem.-HPAgilent 82357B USB (genuine). This works fine, but it's not in everyday use (at least until the PCI machine dies). The driver was a little tricky to get running correctly.-HPAgilent 82357B USB (counterfeit from China). Complete garbage and a waste of time, but some people have had better luck with them. There's a long thread about them here:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/flood-of-new-agilent-82357b-gpib-usb-adaptors-on-ebay-the-real-deal/msg722647/#msg722647

author: Tony_G
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2017, 03:11:33 pm
content: Another vote for the E5810A - Really like being able to use it over the WiFi here at home with my Surface tablet.TonyG

author: RandallMcRee
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2017, 11:09:47 pm
content: As reported in USA Cal thread my LQ was fine using the script that came with it but I could not get it to work programmatically.Using a Prologix now and that is working, ok. (Get unexplained errors after five hours of logging, not sure if that is prologix adapter or EZGPIB/Computer incompatibility, have not had the will power to debug).Anyway, if anyone wants to try the LQ electronics adapter it's just sitting around. Let me know. $10 and shipping. PM me.

author: nikonoid
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2017, 12:59:43 am
content: I use 82357a. It is older and slower that 82357b, but works perfectly for what I need, supporting every piece of technology I have.I used UG Simple before. It worked on 34401, but not on keithley gear.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk