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PrintCapture and Prologix GPIB Controller Setup

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Prologix (www.prologix.biz) has developed one version of a GPIB-Ethernet Controller and two versions of

a GPIB-USB Controller that works well with PrintCapture. These controllers require a setup so they can

be used with PrintCapture. This document does not replace the documentation available from Prologix –

it is meant as a supplement.

On April 24, 2012, PrintCapture added an interface to the Prologix GPIB-Ethernet Controller. This

controller does not require a device driver.

The Prologix GPIB-USB Controllers use a device driver from FTDI (www.ftdichip.com) that creates a

virtual COM port on your PC. The virtual COM port can be used by PrintCapture to receive the

printer/plotter data sent by your oscilloscope, logic analyzer, or spectrum analyzer.

Many customers have purchased the Prologix controllers to use with PrintCapture and then run into

trouble configuring Prologix and PrintCapture to work together. Hopefully this document will get you

started. The information in this document is from the Prologix User's Manuals and is simply paraphrased

here to aid our customers.

Common Setup information

You must determine the GPIB address your source device (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum

analyzer, etc.) expects for its printer or plotter. Generally this is in the source device's menu setup or its

documentation. Note that the default GPIB address for most HPGL plotters is 5, but your source device

may be different.

GPIB-Ethernet Controller 1.2

Download the "NetFinder.exe" utility from the Prologix website (www.prologix.biz/resources.html). This

utility can be used to search for all GPIB-Ethernet Controllers connected to your network.

Setup GPIB-Ethernet Controller

Make sure you have access to the manual for this device. It is online at www.prologix.biz. You should

print it for easier viewing.

This GPIB-Ethernet Controller uses on-board memory to configure the interface.

For first time initialization follow these steps.

1. GPIB-Ethernet Controllers are identified by two different numbers: (1) The controller's serial number

is the human readable number and is also the controller's MAC address on the network, (2) The

controller's IP address is the number used by programs to communicate with the controller. You will

need both numbers to configure a GPIB-Ethernet Controller.

2. Record your GPIB-Ethernet Controller's serial number. This also serves as the network MAC

address. If your serial number is 0021690109E3 then its MAC address is 00-21-69-01-09-E3.

3. Connect the GPIB-Ethernet Controller to the computer, either directly or through a router, with an

Ethernet cable. You can also use a wireless bridge.

4. Run Prologix's NetFinder utility and search for the controllers connected to your network.

5. Using your controller's MAC address record the IP address from the NetFinder utility.

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1 PrintCapture and Prologix GPIB Controller Setup www.printcapture.com Prologix (www.prologix.biz) has developed one version of a GPIB-Ethernet Con

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2 6. Start the HyperTerminal program. When you do you will probably have to select a name and icon for the connection. "Prologix" is a

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3 stops receiving data and could cause a problem. We solved this problem by setting our controller to use a 'static' IP address instead o

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4 11. Select File | Properties to display the "Prologix Properties" dialog box with the "Connect To" tab selected. 12. Select th

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5 Setup PrintCapture To setup PrintCapture's serial port parameters go to Setup> Configuration> Serial Port. 5. Set Port to the virtu

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