GPIB-ENET/1000 Command Reference

[svcher]

Hello,

I would like to control GPIB instruments via Ethernet using my own software

fom a Linux box.  Not planning to use MAX and/or any other NI software/drivers.

I need to be able to talk to the GPIB-ENET/1000 via C commands like:

  socket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);

  connect(socket, ...);
  send(socket, "something", ...);
  recv(socket, where_to, ...);

Is this something that can be done?

Is there a reference document summarizing GPIB-ENET/1000 commands

that I must use to communicate with GPIB instruments?

  Thanks!

[NoHeart43 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You will need an NI Driver to communicate with an NI device. The driver you would need is NI 488.2 and can be found here for Linux:

http://www.ni.com/download/ni-488.2---linux-15.1.1/5926/en/

This comes with a C API so you can use any C programming environment you would like.

[svcher]

Thank you Nolan.

I understand that there is no way to communicate with GPIB-ENET/1000 using simple TCP/IP,

one has to install the driver and communicate through the driver.  This is not a good solution for me since I was hoping to be able to control equipment using a remote Linux machine that belongs to a computer farm.  I cannot tell which computer I will be logging in ahead of time, and I cannot pre-install the driver on all computers on the farm.

[Henrik_Volkers]

Setup a testsystem

install driver

activate wireshark

connect to device

🙂

[svcher]

Thank you Henrik, I was hoping to get a look at the commands before I actually buy the unit.

[Henrik_Volkers]

The question is: HP/AG/KS also made* such units... maybe they provide such informations??

*) I have a HP E2050A , not 1000 , more 10 Base T  🙂  and I have no idea if  more recent units are available.