Multi-Interface GPIB Handling Tool - MIGHT

• Thesis title in English: Multi-Interface GPIB Handling Tool - MIGHT
• Key words: GPIB, IEEE-488, Ethernet, USB
• English key words: GPIB, IEEE-488, Ethernet, USB
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2012/2013
• Thesis type: project
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Department of Physics of Materials (32-KFM)
• Supervisor: Mgr. Michal Hájek, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept.
• Date of registration: 13.10.2011
• Date of assignment: 22.11.2011
• Confirmed by Study dept. on: 17.01.2013

Guidelines

Purpose of this work is to provide a way to control GPIB enabled devices using more common interfaces (i.e. Ethernet, USB, I2C, SPI, etc.). GPIB interface can be found on many lab tools - power supply units, signal generators, multi-meters, oscilloscopes, etc. Unfortunately, commercially available controllers cost from $150+ (low-end) to several thousand dollars (hi-end). MIGHT aims to be low-cost hardware device, easily available for everybody.

Outline:

1. study IEEE488 standard
2. develop functional prototype
3. demonstrate finished device in real-life application

References

60488-1-2004 IEC/IEEE Standard for Higher Performance Protocol for the Standard Digital Interface for Programmable Instrumentation - Part 1: General (Adoption of IEEE Std 488.1-2003)

Keithley 2420 digital source Users' manual

System Design Guidelines for Stellaris Microcontrollers