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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 ?
> 
> Thanks,   Colin Coles.

Colin,

  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.

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.
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