2 Nov
2016
2 Nov
'16
6:23 p.m.
On 11/02/2016 12:53 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote:
In a past life I did quite a few Test &
Measurement setups, started with
dedicated I/O, then added GPIB, and later VXI
Always enjoyed the challenge of automating stimulus and measurement.
In the mid 90s I helped add GPIB to a NIM & CAMAC setup. But never got to
really play with any of the instruments.
For 'fun' I want to setup and NIM Bin and CAMAC Crate and since my days of
connecting to a computer started with a PDP-11. But unless a Unibus box
shows up that's for another rainy season.
Anyone with a NIM Bin or CAMAC Create they don't want and is near Portland
Oregon (due to weight and size) ?
On another vector, it is sad to see that there is not a 'bitsavers' for NIM
& CAMAC.
This gear DOES turn up frequently on eBay for reasonable
prices. We supply our lab's needs for replacement bins and
crates that way. I used to build CAMAC modules for nuclear
research as a business. I made my own crate and crate
controller for module testing. It was just the backplane,
no card slots, which was fine to have access to probe the
boards.
Jon