Re: ?? Modules for GPIB and Ethernet ??

From: Chaser (justinhsia_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/05/04 

Date: 5 Nov 2004 05:33:49 -0800

Peter Hansen <peter@engcorp.com> wrote in message news:<0-GdnfBAPrZPXBfcRVn-sw@powergate.ca>...
> Chaser wrote:
> > Just wondering if anyone knows where I can find modules for NI-488.2
> > GPIB and for a generic ethercard?
>
> Can't help directly with the GPIB thing, except to note that
> using something like ctypes it is generally pretty easy to
> wrap the NI libraries for such things.
>
> As for the other question: do you actually mean you want a
> way to talk "raw" Ethernet, or are you just trying to do
> some networking?
>
> -Peter

Hi Peter,

I have an equipment that's controlled through ethernet. (The control
program is currently written in C++.) I guess my really difficulty
is, how do I send commmands to that devise through ethernet using
Python?

Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

v/r,
Justin

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