Instron 5567 PC Card - HELP

[mfehrmann]

We have an older Instron 5567 Tinsel tester.  We recently wanted to get this machine going again, and quickly found out the computer that used to the control the machine is no longer there!  We have located the software for the machine, but cannot find a card that works.  This machine has a 15 pin female end that is supposed to plug into some sort of card.  We don't know what card we need and I was hoping someone out here could tell me what kind of card I need.  Maybe even have one for sale?  The end is wider than a monitor cable so its not that type of 15 pin, but kind of in between a monitor cable and a parallel cable.  Can anyone help me?

I've attached a picture of the cable that needs to go into the card we are missing.

Thanks!

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

If I recall, some of the older Instrons interfaced to what they called a Digilink card in the PC. I think they had ISA and PCI versions of them. You may want to contact Instron and at least get a P/N to search on. Nowdays a lot of the machines interface via GPIB. Do you still have the Instron software disks too?

-AK2DM

[mfehrmann]

Yes, I have the install disks.  They were Merlin. 

[mfehrmann]

I was hoping that someone on here was still using the old version of the card so they could get me a part number.  When we did call we were just told that card wasn't supported and of course they want us to upgrade to all new software and hardware. 

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

I checked our 3344 rig here that runs Bluehill software. It has a 1/2 length PCI card in it silkscreened "Instron PCI Digilink". P/N appears to be A596-1 Rev E.

By the way are you testing Christmas decoration on your "5567 Tinsel tester"? 🙂

Our experiences with the company have been similar to yours, unfortunately.

-AK2DM

[mfehrmann]

ha ha that would be pretty fun to try out! Thanks for that part number.  I just did a quick search and its not coming up with much.  I'll have to do some further searches tomorrow.

Maybe someone out here has an older machine they want to sell me the card??  Or maybe, just send it to me as a Christmas gift 🙂

[nasubi]

Does someone have DIGILINK of PCI?
I buy this.
We request.