Live plot from HP4193A

[HP4193]

I would like to build a plot display for an HP4193A Vector Impedance meter.

This instrument is 1970's vintage and has analog outputs for a two pen plotter. It also has HPIB but no plot function so the data must be extracted by sending a frequency and asking for the magnitude and phase, or reading the settings and data as the instrument scans.

I have done this with Prologix and EZGPIB but it is painful.

Can Labview be installed in a Win10 laptop, or better still a RaspberryPi, and run as a standalone display?

Is there a hobby version of Labview that is affordable, less than $300?

[ZYOng]

LabVIEW Community Download is free for non-commercial and non-academic use.

[cstorey]

You could look at something like this...

https://github.com/jshorstman/Analog-XY-Plotter-Output-to-HPGL-Translator

Craig

[JÞB]

I don't see a reason that you can't wire the analog outputs to an AI channel source (either on a pi or through a USB 6008) and save a bunch of 70s Era HPIB headaches.

[HP4193]

Thanks for the replies.

I am going with Python and Pyvisa but there is a learning curve ahead.