2 Nov
2003
2 Nov
'03
4:12 a.m.
Phillip,
GPIB is the "HP" general purpose interface bus, I use it here with some
of
the same cards in a 486DX rack mount computer to control some of my test
equipment. To get more specific info on it do a Google search for
National
Instruments, and HPIB and it should bring up lots of makers of equipment
for
those as well. I control several "PTS" RF generators and an HP-8640B and
a
TEK 2712 Spectrum analyzer. They are great for control and the bus
doesn't
make as much RF hash as running a high speed pentium computer over a
network
does. Shout if you need pin outs and further descriptions.
Jim
WB2FCN
http://eshop1.chem.buffalo.edu
Philip Pemberton wrote:
Hi all,
I've just come back from the hamfest with yet more junk. Besides the large
quantity of LEDs, LCD displays and magazines, I picked up a set of PCBs. Two
of them are marked 'IHR "CSG" 1B' - these are fitted with four TIL311s
each,
as well as loads of 74LS logic ICs, circa 1981. There's also an IDC connector
and some form of power connector.
Next up is a 10-key keyboard - complete with 74C922 keyboard controller IC.
This one bears the text 'keyboard (0-9) JRT'. A nice addition to my junk
box :)
Finally, I've got two boards with Fairchild (?) "96LS488DC 8128 USA"
ICs
fitted. One of them consists solely of a pair of IDC connectors, a power
conector, a PAL12H6C (Monolithic Memories - there's a name I haven't heard
for a while), an 8-way dipswitch and a pair of 74LS chips. This board is
marked "IHR GPIB ADAPTER / MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH".
The last board has the same Fairchild chip (ceramic with brass cover) as
the other board, but with four IDC connectors, loads of 74LS logic chips,
three power connectors and a 5-way DIP switch. The board is marked "MRC IHR
Controller / (C) MRC 1982".
Can someone tell me what the 96LS488DC is? From what I can tell, it's a
GPIB controller, whatever GPIB is. I'm still after a datasheet - nothing on
Google besides a Chipdir listing.
Sorry if this is off-topic - these boards seem to have come out of a
computer of some form and I would like to know if any listmembers have heard
of or seen anything similar. As far as the ten-year-rule goes, I think I'm
well within the cutoff limit - these boards all carry dates of 1983 or
earlier.
Later.
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