IEEE BlackSeaCom 2025 – GPIB Laboratory Instruments Brought to IoT
IEEE BlackSeaCom 2025 — A milestone for IoT instrumentation
Between June 23–26, 2025, the IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking was hosted in Chișinău, Moldova. The event gathered professionals, researchers and engineers from all over the world to discuss the future of communication technologies and networking infrastructures.
📍 Official website: blackseacom2025.ieee-blackseacom.org
📡 My contribution: GPIB Instrument Control over IoT
As part of the technical sessions, I presented my work entitled:
“Upgrading GPIB Instruments with IoT: A Microcontroller Solution for Local Network Control of the Laboratory Devices”
This project focused on bridging the gap between legacy lab instruments and modern networking technologies. Using a custom-built microcontroller-based adapter, I enabled remote control and monitoring of a Keithley 2400 SourceMeter via USB-to-GPIB and local Wi-Fi/Ethernet networks.
The adapter provides a user-friendly web interface built using Python and the Streamlit framework. Once connected to the local network, users can access the interface directly via the device’s IP address in a browser — without needing any additional drivers or configuration.
The interface allows sending SCPI commands, visualizing responses, and logging results, all from any PC or mobile device on the same network.
A practical and accessible implementation of Industry 4.0 principles for laboratory instrumentation!
👥 Team
The project was carried out in collaboration with:
- Cătălin Creciunel
- Cătălin Cechi
- Vladimir Ciobanu
- Eduard Monaico
📸 Conference presentation
📰 Media coverage
The event and participation were also covered by local media:
📂 Files and documentation
The source code and schematics of the GPIB-to-IoT adapter will soon be made available in the software section of this website.
Stay tuned!