Galvant GPIBUSB¶


Status	not supported
Sigrok driver	[1]
Website	galvant.ca
Hardware license	CC-BY-SA 3.0
Project files	on Github
Project program	KiCad
Layout	in project files, gerbers
Schematics	in project files
Firmware source	on Github
Firmware license	GNU Affero license

The Galvant GPIBUSB is a USB-based, firmware-implemented GPIB interface.

See Galvant GPIBUSB/Info for more details (such as lsusb -v output) about the device.

Hardware¶

Microchip PIC18F4250 microcontroller
FTDI FT230X USB-serial interface chip
SN75160B GPIB interface driver
SN75162B GPIB interface driver

Photos¶

Galvantgpibusbrev4

Protocol¶

It's a custom protocol over a virtual serial port (FTDI FT230X), described in the manual. An earlier protocol has been supplemented in recent firmware with one that appears to be compatible with the Prologix GPIB-USB

Resources¶

Vendor description
Vendor user documentation sources
hardware resources OSHW (KiCad) design on github
firmware resources (sources on github, GNU Affero license )