On 2025-04-09 9:40 AM, Alex wrote:
I know there are those rather pricey HP GPIB to USB adapters floating around ebay for $100 and plus.
Well, my KISS-488 is one of those "pricey" adapters, at $129 single piece via my www.hxengineering.com, but it does way more than just USB. USB/serial at 115.2 KBPS, Telnet, HTTP (any standard browser), SNTP (sets a local clock, to timestamp data it records and graphs), ICMP (so you can ping to confirm connection), and TFTP (for firmware updates). And I've recently added some "quantity purchase" options as well. Best of all, it's as close to obsolescence-proof as I could make it - no PC side drivers to load, indeed not even tied to PC, as one of my beta testers uses it with an Apple. Just a lot of standard protocols that are well establish and not likely to go away soon. Others have suggested the roll-your-own approach, but I'm here to tell you it takes a lot more than it first appears, and I'll never make enough on it to justify the amount of time in it. But I mode it for my own use and decided to share it to help keep these old boat anchor precision instruments alive.
Pardon the sales pitch, but I only mention it when directly applicable to solve a list member's need. I'll shut up now, and any queries should be taken offline directly to me at SteveHx@....
Steve Hendrix
