Forgive me but I am wondering why (expensive, near obsolete) GPIB is a requirement in this day and age when USBTMC is available and a VISA driver doesn't care if your instrument is connected using GPIB, RS232, USB or LAN?
I am yet to indulge in a GPIB->USB adaptor but I am sure I will need it one day with very old equipment, just so I can plug it into my USB hub much like my Serial->USB leads. But it seems SouthPark's requirements are the opposite way around? - Siglent USB -> GPIB
No criticism, there must be a good reason?
Thanks for contributing Macbeth! If I have a bunch of GPIB devices, is it possible to use this USB-TMC method to link them all in? For example, use a single GPIB-USB adapter and plug the GPIB connector end into a GPIB function generator, and daisy-chain that GPIB bus to other GPIB instruments, and the USB connector (of the GPIB-USB adapter) connects to a computer/PC. And the computer will be able to see all the devices and control them all, right?
And if we have a bunch of instruments having USB-TMC capability, then we just need a USB hub to connect them all together, right?
If that can be done, then I'll be too happy to go for that method. I didn't know about USB-TMC before.
My SDG-1025 user manual just says "To Set IO, Press Utility ? IO Setup, to set the IO interface. The equipment stands for RAW protocol and TMC protocol, user may setup corresponding protocol by IO Setup."
Your contribution is truly appreciated, because things are now becoming more clear to me about how to best use the SDG-1025 together with other instruments (like GPIB instruments). Thanks Macbeth!