I'm pretty new to instrument control, after readin the online material these are the things i could gather.
1. You can connect to any instrument which supports IEEE 488 GPIB
2. You can connect to instrumrnt via GPIB,USB and Ethernet ( provided instrumrnts supports them )
3.Download the driver from IDN net
4.YOu can start controller the device
Now my questions are
1. For GPIB Connection on the PC side we need a GPIB card (controller)? Is it Mandatory?
2. If we can connect via USB, then why do we have to invest in a GPIB card?
3. Where does Ethernet fit into this?
Appriciate any pointers on this.
Regards,
W