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gpib-linux

Necessary drivers and instructions to use GPIB to USB converters in Linux OS.

Instructions

Driver downloaded from link.

Run the script install_gpib.sh to install drivers and if your system update to a new kernel run install_gpib_after_udpate.sh for the driver to work again.

How to use

After the driver installation is completed, one can communicate with the instruments from the linux terminal by using ibtest or any visa communication library such as pyvisa.

Potential problems at the time of installation

gpib.conf not find libgpib.so.0"

the solution it is create a symbolic link whith:

sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/libgpib.so.0 /lib/libgpib.so.0"
sudo gpib_config

References

driver download link:

This scripts are base on tutorial of tomverbeure on webpage

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