GPIB Interface Adapter using the AR488 project

My old luggable and lovable "boat-anchor" test instruments are now even more useful with the ability to be externally controlled via their GPIB interfaces.
This is based on the AR488 project, using an Arduino Nano.
AR488 project on EEVBlog:-
www.eevblog.com/forum/project...
(link to GitHub on 1st page above)

[@ricksampson6780]

I have several venerable Tektronix scopes with GPIB interfaces that would benefit from this project.

[@bertoid]

Yes, I have a couple of 2465's that were among those I thought had GPIB, but upon checking them, they were missing that option, Oh well. But I'll make sure the next scope I buy has GPIB (preferably, or some other interface that I can adapt). I also have a Tenma digital scope (a rebadged GW 800 series I believe). It has a serial interface, but I've never managed to get any sense out of it.

[@ricksampson6780]

You can never have enough scopes on your workbench!, cheers bertoid.@@bertoid

[@nathanm7636]

That is some fine programming skills. I would be interested in using well scripted application like yours as a platform for running audio frequency response curves. Are you interested in making your program public domain?

[@bertoid]

Thanks! I haven't looked at the application for some time, so I'm not sure how much I'd need to do for it to become generally useful. Sounds like the graphing aspect interests you, but that was a separate app from the GPIB scripting/logging app, and I'm fuzzy on how easy it was to use them together. I'd like to make then available, but would want to first do some work on fixing bugs and polishing it up a bit. But you've prompted me to give it some attention sooner than I might have done otherwise. If/when I make it available, I'll make some sort of video to introduce it...

[@materialsguy2002]

Very interesting approach to controlling your GPIB instruments. I like the idea of a unified interface for controlling/logging/displaying. How did you solve the problem of the M107 reset when connected to multiple instruments? I have something similar going on with a Solartron 7081..... Thanks.

[@bertoid]

Thanks! The graphing app is separate from the rest, but will probably be integrated (or more closely coupled), the display window(s) in the scripting app will also contain buttons and checkboxes, and probably a stripchart/recorder thingy. The M107 (at address 10) would reset whenever a read was done to address 20 (and did this only for address 20), which is what one of the HP3456A's address was set to. Changing the HP's address to 22 simply circumvented the problem. But there is probably a fault in the M107.