[Discuss-gnuradio] OT: Is there any Linux GPIB control software for an HP 8640 SigGen (and not Labview...)

[John Clark]

Ok, I have my USRP setup understood, now I want to setup a calibration 
procedure, using
an HP 8640B Signal Generator. The last time I had an interest in GPIB 
was in the early
80's and programming the TI 9914... (whatever happened to the TI 9900 
CPU... but I digress...).

Anyway, I basically want to be able to set the HP for a give frequency 
and amplitude, then
acquire a set of FFT samples, then move to the next frequency. Rather 
than have someone
take 80 samples per setting, running across the HP output range, and the 
USRP 'gain', decimation
settings, etc. I would like to automate this.

So, is there some linux package that allows for controlling the HP via a 
GPIB interface
card, which does not involve the still expensive LabView?

Thanks.
John Clark