02-28-2010 05:08 PM
I have my codes written while I was using GPIB-USB-B to communicate with HP-4145 from my PC win-XP.
Now I want to use a GPIB card rather than the USB version.
1- Can I use a GPIB card without changing my codes?
2- if yes, then which GPIB card( and which driver) should I use?
Thanks
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02-28-2010 05:41 PM
03-01-2010 01:13 AM
Thanks Dennis,
What is VISA? do you mean ISA?
Why PCI card wouldn't work and only ISA?
Also within the ISA cards, I see several versions. Can you recommend one that you had good experience with?
Thanks again
03-01-2010 01:50 AM
No, I mean VISA. This is the preferred API.
Did not know that the ISA cards were still available. Did not know you could still get a pc with a ISA bus.
These old cards may have limitations with which driver you can use. The code probably would not change.
10-21-2013 03:43 PM
does any one know the proper location to use firmware upgrade for GPIB-USB-B
$ rpm -q kernel
kernel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5
------ result from exe command line ---
[root@gb095 ni_gpib_usb_b]# fxload -D /proc/bus/usb/003/001 -I niusbb_firmware.hex -s niusbb_loader.hex
can't modify CPUCS: Broken pipe
README FILE CONTENTS
The firmware files can be uploaded to your NI GPIB-USB-B adapter
using fxload. Example:
fxload -D /proc/bus/usb/001/002 -I niusbb_firmware.hex -s niusbb_loader.hex
If you wish for the firmware to be automatically loaded through hotplug,
copy the firmware files to the /usr/share/usb/ni_usb_gpib/ directory
(or wherever the /etc/hotplug/usb/ni_usb_gpib script expects to find them).
Thanks go to Michael Ritzert for figuring out how to extract the firmware
from a usb sniff log. The log that was used is included
(file name is "ni-usb-b-initialization-log.txt"), as well as the perl
script for creating the hex file ("firmware_extract.pl").
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what i have to do is upgrade these cards to latest firmware to see if the work with this level kernel
$ rpm -q kernel
kernel-2.6.32-358.el6.x86_64
10-21-2013 04:27 PM
10-22-2013 04:58 PM
As was already stated, typically we have one issue per forum post, in order to make sure issues are answered in an organized manner.
This said, I am not entirely certain what your question was asking. If you are looking for the drivers for your device, you may want to consult this page:
http://www.ni.com/white-paper/5326/en/
Regards,
Shane C
10-23-2013 10:32 AM
just started i new post