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| rx8pilot:
I believe my bench will always have a mix of old and new hardware. Old power supplies like my Agisight 6653A's, Tek TDS754C, 34401A DMM. These will need to connect to a new LeCroy scope, Agisight ARB, and a 34461A DMM. While the vintage PSU's and other gear have usefulness, old software is not at all appealing. I would hope that I can integrate the old with the new and have them all automated from a single and central software solution. Most any new professional test gear should be Ethernet (LXI?), so I only need to deal with GPIB for the relatively small number of old pieces I will have. I am not a gear collector, I need this stuff to design new circuits. I don't see myself restoring, hacking, or otherwise if it is at all avoidable. I will say that I am tempted to mess with my TDS754C to 1Ghz when the new LeCroy arrives (just for fun, not critical at all). |
| alex.forencich:
If most of your stuff is LXI, then I would highly recommend getting a GPIB to LAN box so you can connect to your whole bench via the same interface. That's the way mine is set up, both at home an in the lab. It's extremely convenient and leaves all of the USB ports free for JTAG cables, USB to serial cables, dev boards, etc. |
| rx8pilot:
Ok, update. I received a Tek AD007 today which should be a VXI-11 compliant GPIB to LAN adapter of the basic variety. I will be getting it all connected and try to figure out how to configure it soon. AD007 cost: $180 USD Genuine HP GPIB cables 3x 1m and 3x 2m were only $60 USD. Cheap way to get the bench gear on the network. Hope it works. |
| rx8pilot:
DEAD! The Tek AD007 arrived and is stuck in a "Maintenance Mode". Manual says to do a firmaware update, but the update fails. It will get an IP address and serve up a web page telling me that it is in this mode where it does not do anything. Tried with old XP machine but get same errors as with Win7. It is returning ftp errors like can't open connection or connection timeout. I have done a full reset which does not change anything. Stuck again. :-[ UPDATE: After some tinkering, I found that some ports were being blocked. I was able to update the firmware and get NI-VISA connected! Now I am trying to figure out how to use WaveStar or any other utility that can help me capture, save, print data. At least I am physically connected now. Baby steps.... |
| rx8pilot:
UPDATE: I have been using Tektronix Wavestar for a while now to capture data from my TDS scope. Describing it as a disappointment is putting it lightly. It is from around 1998 or so, and rather rotten even for that time period. Anyway.....what modern options are there for capturing scope data (Tek TDS700 series in my case) for the purpose of logging various points in the development of a circuit? Custom Python code is not what I am after either since I will spend more time fiddling with code every time I need to grab something. The hope is for a modern-ish GUI based 'click to grab' so that I can focus on the test and keep a log. Surely there is something out there - free or paid, right? |
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