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Hello Dave,<br>
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I believe the software was $1500 (with educational discount) and it
requires a UBS dongle key, so you can't clone it easily. I know a
lot of people write their own in labview, we had some available
funds so took a shortcut. <br>
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The program works for many different devices that you can select in
the software, so that is a plus, no need to rewrite the labview when
reconfiguring a test station.. One researcher here had 3 or 4
components hooked to the same computer (stacked GP-IB cables) and
was able to do quite a bit with the Metrics interface. The nice
thing is the data is output in a standard csv format, which you can
also do in labview.<br>
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Is it cost effective, it was to us. But that is a matter of opinion
and the situation. There is a reason why people hold onto the older
4145 units and 3rd parties support them, they are really good units
and a new one is over $40k.<br>
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Best Regards,<br>
Brent<br>
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<div dir="auto">What was the cost of the Metrics software?</div>
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<div dir="auto">Is it a cost effective solution for such an
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<div dir="ltr">On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 9:16 AM Brent Gila <<a
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Dave,<br>
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We purchased this software to run our 4145. It works very
well and we <br>
have had no issues.<br>
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href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.metricstech.com_product_metrics-2Dwin4145_&d=DwMFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=_VzhfR25g4PxV91wRmPaWA&m=DrbdVbosD72oDUKJAG9FfRtuRleWLu-jl2sTuwYUlag&s=GWJoV8iavCapi8dQU-VXhnB5o5rT5olHVnFpuE-r5hI&e="
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It communicates via the GP-IB port on the back of the unit.
If your <br>
GP-IB port is not working, I am not sure how you will be
able to <br>
interface labview with the unit.<br>
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Best Regards,<br>
Brent<br>
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Brent P. Gila, PhD.<br>
Director, Nanoscale Research Facility<br>
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On 2/8/2019 5:25 AM, Roberto R. Panepucci wrote:<br>
> Dear Dave,<br>
> Some 30 yrs ago we automated measurements on Labview
with a HP4145.<br>
> What I recall is that you need to send commands to
clear the Error Buffer every time, pretty much. That stuck
to my mind...<br>
> Hope that helps.<br>
> Roberto<br>
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