Re: my lab



On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:37:57 -0700 (PDT), a7yvm109gf5d1@xxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:

Well I got a HP 5316A universal counter, with the 1GHz channel and the
OCXO.
Very nice, I think. Although I suppose I still have the problem of not
knowing exactly the frequency of the OCXO is, after all there are
coarse and fine adjustments on the can...
Eh, still, I'm pretty happy with the cheap stuff you can get with a
bit of patience.
I think that I will build a 10V "standard" from my AD588s, in a nice
box.

So, what kind of connectivity do you guys have in yuor lab? Is
everything GPIB, USB, or some mix?

GPIB, but we use GPIB to Ethernet coverter boxes from National
Instruments (purchased on Ebay). We have two clusters of GPIB
connected equipment, each cluster having its own GPIB to Ethernet
converter box. Allows us to deal with equipment far away from my
computer. Some modern instruments, we use the Ethernet connection
supplied on the back of the instrument.

The nice thing about GPIB, you can write up DOS batch files and submit
them through some interface programs that National Instruments has.
The NI programs are written for Ethernet communication to their GPIB
to Ethernet converter boxes. Makes controlling your equipment really
easy.

--
Mark
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