Re: hp 5385A or hp 5386A LV Drivers? HPIB seems to Predate VISA Spec?

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I have tried the HP 5385 or 5386 A Frequency Counter stand alone and still unable to get it to function properly using VISA.&nbsp; HP 5385/5386 generates GHOST Sessions in MAX and ERROR 52 appears on LCD of OLD HP 5385/5386.&nbsp; I am giving up for now as someone convinced the Company to buy a AG 53131a, I found a LV corrected drivers that work fine with this instrument&nbsp;through this forem.&nbsp; &nbsp;
If I get some time, I will look into this.
THANKS ALL AND PUTNAM!!


briancam wrote:

Have 7 GPIB New Instruments and 8 Instruments in PXI Chassis that Function Correctly in MAX.
Want to use OLD HP 5385 or 5386 A Frequeny Counter on same GPIB with NI GPIB controller set to 0.
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OLD HP 5385/5386 generates GHOST Sessions in MAX and ERROR 53 appears on LCD of OLD HP 5385/5386?
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OLD HP 5385/5386 Manual informs me it is HPIB compatable and I use the old GPIB -- NON-VISA vi's to program the instrument.
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However, once it is put on the 7 GPIB New Instruments GPIB, I cannot read the instrument?
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OLD HP 5385/5386 seems to predate VISA Standard?&nbsp; Does it?
Is there any way I can interface the OLD HP 5385/5386 to our 7 GPIB New Instruments GPIB?


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