Scope GPIB stuff

I have manuals for other Gould scopes as PDF (notably OS4000 and OS4040/OS4041, which are similar models). Turns out that the extra output connections are Option 4001, but they only mention a data sheet for that - I'll keep digging, though.

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Thanks for that - the command line diagnostic tools could be handy. I have the docs for the interface, so a read of that and the toolkit docs might be in order.

Depends entirely on the design of the scope, as every GPIB device will use the interface in it's own way with it's own set of commands.

You'll first need the list of GPIB instructions available for the scope (in the user or programmers manual), then you'll know what it's capable of.

Generally, any GPIB scope will allow you to set up all the usual stuff (timebase, trigger, vertical etc), and transfer the sampled data too. I'd be very surprised if you couldn't transfer the sampled data.

The extra connectors are probably for some other feature, parallel printer port, serial printer/plotter, or external digital word trigger maybe? I greatly doubt they have anything to do with transfering captured data, that is what GPIB is designed for.

GPIB "spy" software can come in handy if you have to play with the GPIB commands yourself instead of using the application that came with the scope (if any).

Dave :)

I have an OS4000 which I still use frequently - It's pretty straight forward, but I've never seen the manuals for it - any chance I could get the PDFs from you?

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