GPIB ENET/1000 Flash in 2 long 8 short

[Chong_TC]

Hi NI team,

I am trying to integrate the GPIB ENET/1000 into my system which already using GPIB ENET/100 previously.

After establish the socket connection to ENET/1000 unit, my software sends command with operator 0x07, argument 0, and board configuration (flags, PAD, SAD, etc), the ENET/1000 unit immediately show 2-long and 8-short red flashing on the READY LED. As I did not connect to any GPIB device, only the POWER is ON and ACT/LINK LED is blinking (or ON sometime).

Please help on this. Hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks.

With warm regards,

Ryan Chong

[JasonSmith]

You mention establishing the socket connection with the GPIB-ENET/1000. Are you communicating with the GPIB-ENET/1000 directly through sockets, or are you going through the NI-488.2 driver?

-Jason Smith

[Chong_TC]

It is a direct socket connection through software. This software is used to communicate with GPIB ENET/100. We are trying to migrate to GPIB ENET/1000 now.

[JasonSmith]

I was able to reproduce the problem you reported. The problem is due to the GPIB-ENET/100 protocol being used with a GPIB-ENET/1000, as they are not completely compatible. I have recorded these issues so that the fatal error can be resolved in a future firmware update, but the command you are sending will still not work properly.

[JasonSmith]

I see your older post about using this with the PharLap TNT Real-Time DOS Extender. Is this the application you are currently working with? Are you using ESP-488, as mentioned in the other post, or did you develop your own communication mechanism for the GPIB-ENET/100?

[Chong_TC]

Thanks for the support. Currently I am using the ESP-488 protocol. I do understand that the ESP-488 is not fully compatible with the ENET/1000 unit. I would like to seek help from your team to over come the issue I face.

As we could see in the MAX interactive tool, it still use the IB function to control the ENET/1000. So, it should not be so much different betweent the command used to control the ENET/100 and ENET/1000. I am trying to minimize the changes necessary to migrate from ENET/100 to ENET/1000. Hope this could be understandable.

Thanks.

[JasonSmith]

Unfortunately there isn't currently a version of ESP-488 that works with the GPIB-ENET/1000. If you have a sales representative you work with on your purchases, it may be worthwhile to contact them to discuss your needs for updated support.

-Jason Smith