Convert to Serial

[psychman]

Hello everyone. I am looking for a cable that will convert a IEEE-488 cable to a serial input for a computer. Does such a converter exist? If so, where could I find one? I'm not an expert, and so google searches have not been helpful for me. Any suggestions and/or advice would be great. If you need additional information, please ask and I will be happy to provide it. Thanks in advance!!

 

[xnuke]

Try searching for GPIB to serial converter.

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[CharlieGill]

There is not 'cable converter' available. The protocol and interfaces are just too different. There may be a serial to IEEE-488 gateway out there but it would need to resort to a proprietary protocol to do the interfacing. If you are just needing to connect IEEE-488 instruments to a PC there are a number of PCI based solutions and I believe I have seen a USB version. National Instruments makes a good line of PC based 488 boards and interfaces.

Charlie

 

[VEBill]

Here's a USB version:

http://www.ipc2u.de/catalog/C/CS/28747.html

Sorry if that doesn't help.

 

[IRstuff]

There are lots of suppliers of USB-GPIB converters:

http://www.dogpile.com/dogpile/ws/r...e/iq=true/zoom=off/_iceUrlFlag=7?_IceUrl=true

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