Specifications

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Advantages of sgpib driver
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No configuration needed (except io/irq for ISA-Version)
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No insmod needed for embedded systems when linked to the kernel
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No library needed. ASCII commands can be written with echo/write()/puts to the device.
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Freeware (GPL).
Disadvantages of sgpib driver
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No serial/parallel poll support
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No secondary addressing
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No C/C++/Tcl library
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Missing Nonblocking write (Karrer, 1999)
Although sgpib driver has some disadvantages, this driver is enough for this project.
More detail about installation and configuration about GPIB driver and card can be found in section
5.2.