Re: Signal Generator Hardware

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Maarten Sneep <iintbeumtnbfkcpntohw__NOSP@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>OTOH, every time I have to work with a RS232/422 based instrument, I 
>remember why I put up with GPIB.

When HPIB first came out you were lucky to get a serial ****t on a computer
that worked reliably at more than 1200Bd unless you made all the hardware
and software yourself. Now 115kBd is not uncommon and more than sufficient
for most tasks.

I've been making RS232 controlled equipment for more than 20 years with
fast protocols for computer control and VT100 paged sup****t for terminal
control. GPIB always strikes me as pretty clumsy. I used HPIB to prototype
a LAN in 1979 whilst developing a coax solution, but I've never seen any
instruments that push it to those limits. There may be some, but most
bench
test gear is slow and cluggy.