Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:23:17 +0100 From: Alexey Shuvaev <shuvaev@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de> To: phk@phk.freebsd.dk Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IEEE488 (lack of) future in FreeBSD Message-ID: <20080109232317.GA3099@localhost.my.domain> In-Reply-To: <87022.1199919409@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <20080109214224.GA1966@localhost.my.domain> <87022.1199919409@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 10:56:49PM +0000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > My worry is that since I don't use the GPIB cards anymore, the code > will be (already is) pretty unmaintained, and thus likely to rot > away. > > If it transpires people are actually using it, things are different, > but it needs to be users, not just people who thought about playing > with it. > Ok, no real userbase behind me. And as for myself I think I can always either stick to some RELENG or do some code cleanup to make the driver working with CURRENT (well, I hope). > >So if the adapters from Prologix appear to the system as serial ports, > >are they a stripped down imlementation of GPIB? > >One external experimental device = one adapter? > > It can do a full bus, you select the different devices using "magic" > commands. > Thanks for the info, I will keep these devices in mind. Alexey.
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