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TimeLab supports GPIB connectivity through adapters from National Instruments or
Prologix, including Agilent/Keysight GPIB adapters with NI488.2 compatibility enabled.
Acquire from live ASCII file
Similar to the Talk-Only acquisition option described above, this option allows you to
specify the location of a text file containing frequency, phase/TI, or timestamp data
that’s being written by another process. TimeLab will open the file in read-only mode,
process all existing data in the file if requested, and then continue to fetch data until the
acquisition terminates. Only one reading per line is processed, but any numeric field
within the line can be specified for processing.
HP 53131A/53132A/53181A and 53220A/53230A
HP 5335A and 5370A/B
HP 5371A/5372A
Philips/Fluke PM6680
Picotest/Array U6200A series
Stanford Research SR620
Wavecrest DTS-2050/2070 series
These instruments are high-performance counters and timing analyzers whose
acquisition capabilities are very similar from TimeLab’s perspective. Frequency and
phase-difference (TI) readings are supported by each. Depending on the instrument’s
I/O capabilities, available connectivity options may include the following:
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National Instruments NI488.2-compatible GPIB adapters
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Serial (COM) ports connected directly to the instrument
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Serial (COM) ports associated with Prologix GPIB-USB adapters
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IP addresses supported with Prologix GPIB-ETHERNET adapters
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Direct connections to TCP/IP-based instruments at the specified address
HP counters with serial interfaces connected via null-modem cables should use
Acquire → Acquire from counter in Talk-Only mode instead.