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duncanm@myelin.usyd.EDU.AU (Duncan Mcrae) writes:

> 
> colin@dap.CSIRO.AU (Colin Coles) writes:
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I have a requirement to control various pieces of test equipment
> > under Linux, they all have a GPIB interface.
> > 
> > The question is, has anyone developed drivers for GPIB boards such
> > as the PCL 848 or National Instruments PC-11.
> > 
> > Can anyone point me in the right direction ?
> 

I would suggest looking at :

http://obelix.chemie.fu-berlin.de/

and 

http://www.llp.fu-berlin.de/pool/software/


 The Linux GPIB Package 

       The Linux GPIB Package is a support package for usual GPIB (IEEE 488.1)
       hardware. The driver support National Instruments AT-GPIB, TNT488.2,
       PCII and PCIIa boards. But also many other boards may be supported. The
       package contains a complete development environment with testing and
       confuguration tools, libraries and tcl and python language support. 

       Keywords:  IEEE488 GPIB HPIB PCII PCIIa linux-gpib 

       Submitted by: clausi@chemie.fu-berlin.de 



>   I don't know about directly supported cards, but another option you
> may want to look at is National Instruments' GPIB/Ethernet bridge
> boxes.
>   
>   Although not currently supported by NI (afaik), you may be able to
> convince them to port their s/w to Linux; they are usually quite open
> to customer suggestions and I would think a port would be fairly minor
> given that the software consists of a driver talking over TCP/IP and
> currently runs under SunOS 4.1.

Someone has already done the GPIB card stuff...

wes


> 
> regards
> 
> 	duncan
> 
>   btw: I'm not affiliated with NI, I've just been a somewhat satisfied
> user of their GPIB/Ethernet bridge boxes in a past life.