• Promote VXI-11 RPC definition files to vxi11 directory. Use rpcgen to build RPC support files for targets for which this is possible.
• Run rpcgen on Solaris with 'multi-thread' flag.
• Use separate GPIB message/response buffer for each port instance.
• Use sscanf to convert GPIB stringin response.
• Fix race condition in GPIB finish routines.

This release includes support for the following:

• asynTrace - A trace facility is now implemented.
• gsIP488 - The Greensprings Industry Pack IP488 is now supported

Modifications include:

1. Added asynSetPortOption and asynGetPortOption to manipulate port options.
2. Changed serial support to use asynSetPortOption/asynGetPortOption.
3. Added devGPIB GPIBCVTIO commmand type to allow custom conversion routine to perform all I/O operations.
4. Changed rules for return value from devGPIB custom conversion routines.
5. Added dbior support.
6. Changed devGPIB to no longer cache EOS.

Support Provided in addition to asynDriver and asynGpib

• devGpib - The Winans/Franksen gpib device support.
• vxi11 - Support for instruments that support the VXI-11 standard.
• drvGenericSerial - Support for devices connected to serial ports or to Ethernet/Serial converter.

Future Support

• Other device support methods especially streams, devSerial, and mpfSerial.
• NI1014 VME Gpib driver.
• Industry Pack IP488 Gpib driver.
• Successor to GI (GPIB Interact).

Testing

The vxi11 support has been tested on the following platforms: Solaris, Linux (redhat 9), Darwin, Windows XP (Cygwin), and vxWorks. It has been tested with the following vxi11 controllers:

• Agilent E2050A LAN/GPIB Gateway.

  It's vxiName must start with "hpib" rather than "gpib".

• Agilent E5810A LAN/GPIB Gateway.
• Tektronix TDS3014B Scope.

  When communicating with the Ethernet port it acts like a VXI-11.2 rather than a VXI-11.3 device. It seems to just accept any GPIB address. SRQs did not work when connecting via the ethernet port but did when communicating via a LAN/GPIB gateway.

The generic serial support has been tested with the following:

• xvWorks with a GreenSprings Octal UART Industry-Pack module on a VME carrier.
• Linux and Windows XP (Cygwin) with PC hardware serial port (/dev/ttyS0).
• Solaris hardware serial port (/dev/cua/a).
• Linux, Solaris, Darwin, vxWorks, and Windows XP (Cygwin) with a Moxa NPort Ethernet/Serial converter.