Re: XL to UNIX serial data transfer

Steve Patt @ Varian NMR Instruments (slp@al.nmr.varian.com)
Tue, 22 Aug 95 14:27:06 PDT

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> We are interested in hooking up our aging Varian XL spectrometer to a
> UNIX computer via a serial, RS-232 line. According to the Varian
> support engineer, we need a serial communication software package
> which, unfortunately, has been discontinued.
>
> Can anyone share with us the files necessary to get this working or
> point us in the right direction for this capability?
>
> Tom Early - early@crd.ge.com
>

I think your most sensible solution is to buy a copy of V_HELPER, stick a
dedicated PC (if necessary) right next to the XL, and go via floppy disk on
the XL to the PC, from there to the UNIX box via Ethernet.

Dr. Steven L. Patt
Product Manager,
Software & Data Systems
Varian NMR Instruments
3120 Hansen Way, M/S D-298
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1030

Phone: 415-424-5696
Fax: 415-424-6901
E-Mail: slp@nmr.varian.com

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