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Wally
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Hi.
I just acquired a Gould OS4020 storage scope. I've never used a storage
scope before, but am interested in trying to store plots in a computer.
The Gould has a slimline "GPIB Interface IEEE 488" box attached to the
bottom of it, which I gather is the the bit which sends the digital data
out. There's a connector on the back which looks like a short Centronics
type, labelled "IEEE".
On the side of the main body of the scope, there's a recessed panel with a
couple of D connectors - a 25-way and a 15-way. The 25-way is labelled
"Digital I/O", and the 15 "Misc I/O". There is a plot speed knob, and a
switch for different plot types (like 'continuous').There are some BNC
connectors - "100mV/cm of display", labelled "Ch1", "Ch2", and "X". Finally,
there are a couple of banana sockets with a switch symbol drawn between
them.
Do the BNCs provide an analog output of the display (ie, 800mV for each Y,
1000mV for X)?
Can I use this scope to send data straight to a laptop's serial or parallel
port, or do I need a gizmo to translate whatever is available? Can anyone
throw some light on what the 25-way "Digital I/O" connector is? Can the
scope stream its capture directly to a digital output, or does a capture
need to be done internally and then dumped to the PC?
TIA,
Wally
I just acquired a Gould OS4020 storage scope. I've never used a storage
scope before, but am interested in trying to store plots in a computer.
The Gould has a slimline "GPIB Interface IEEE 488" box attached to the
bottom of it, which I gather is the the bit which sends the digital data
out. There's a connector on the back which looks like a short Centronics
type, labelled "IEEE".
On the side of the main body of the scope, there's a recessed panel with a
couple of D connectors - a 25-way and a 15-way. The 25-way is labelled
"Digital I/O", and the 15 "Misc I/O". There is a plot speed knob, and a
switch for different plot types (like 'continuous').There are some BNC
connectors - "100mV/cm of display", labelled "Ch1", "Ch2", and "X". Finally,
there are a couple of banana sockets with a switch symbol drawn between
them.
Do the BNCs provide an analog output of the display (ie, 800mV for each Y,
1000mV for X)?
Can I use this scope to send data straight to a laptop's serial or parallel
port, or do I need a gizmo to translate whatever is available? Can anyone
throw some light on what the 25-way "Digital I/O" connector is? Can the
scope stream its capture directly to a digital output, or does a capture
need to be done internally and then dumped to the PC?
TIA,
Wally