Frequently Asked Questions

Firmware Updates

Firmware Release Notes

Utilities

  • NetFinder — Network configuration utility for Prologix GPIB-ETHERNET (GPIB-LAN) controller.
  • NetFinder for Linux — Command-line version of network configuration utility for Prologix GPIB-ETHERNET (GPIB-LAN) controller in two formats: python script and stand-alone executable (x86 32-bit ELF)
  • Prologix GPIB Configurator — Configuration utility for Prologix GPIB controllers by John Miles. Help
  • EZGPIB — Data acquisition software for Prologix GPIB-USB (HPIB-USB) controller by Ulrich Bangert. User Guide
  • LabVIEW — Danny Holstein’s open source LabVIEW compatibility library for Prologix GPIB-USB (HPIB-USB) controller. Includes LabView VIs modeled after those in the standard NI 488.2 interface.

Application Notes

  • How to configure Prologix GPIB-USB (HPIB-USB) controller with PrintCapture plotter emulator
  • How to setup Prologix GPIB-ETHERNET (GPIB-LAN) controller with Agilent VEE. (Thanks to John Boyles)

Links

  • 7470.exe — An excellent open source plotter emulator by John Miles
  • PrintCapture — A full-featured commercial plotter and printer emulator. 30-day trial version available.
  • Plottergeist — Another full-featured commercial plotter emulator
  • KO4BB.com — Nice survey of GPIB interface options by Didier Juges
  • Clifton Laboratories — See Prologix GPIB-USB controller in action
  • ing.dk — Review of Prologix GPIB-USB controller by Poul-Henning Kamp (in Danish)
  • Time-Nuts — You often find discussions about Prologix GPIB-USB controller here
  • HP_Agilent_Equipment — Excellent newsgroup for discussions about GPIB and HP/Agilent equipment
  • TekScopes — Excellent newsgroup for discussions about GPIB and Tektronix equipment
  • LabVIEW — Matthias Schroeter’s excellent web page on using Prologix controller with LabVIEW on Linux.
  • Instrument Control (iC) — Java framework to control test & measurement instruments. Supports Prologix controllers.
  • GPIB on Debian Linux — Setting up Prologix GPIB-USB on Debian Linux.
  • Instrumentation Control, Data Acquisition and Processing with MATLAB — Using Prologix cotrollers with MATLAB.
  • pty-gpib-emulator — An instrument emulator, written in Python, to emulate GPIB devices connected to Prologix GPIB-USB controller.
  • CRF Visa Wrapper — Visa wrapper for Prologix GPIB controllers.

GPIB-USB (HPIB-USB) Samples

The following sample programs demonstrate how to programmatically send and receive data from instruments using Prologix GPIB-USB (HPIB-USB) Controller:

GPIB-ETHERNET (GPIB-LAN) Samples

The following sample programs demonstrate how to programmatically send and receive data from instruments using Prologix GPIB-ETHERNET (GPIB-LAN) Controller: