In order to do a Read, you most likely need to do a Write first. Some
instruments continually output data over the bus, but that is rare.
Try using a Query and Parse block and use "*idn?" or whatever
identification query your instrument supports, and see if that works.
I tried connecting to the instrument via MAX, and it works. The
instrument is listed and I can run a basic query and get a response.
Using the I/O Assistant, though, running either the Select Instrument
or Read and Parse steps results in a timeout. It seems that it doesn't
want to receive data fro
Travis,
Can you see the instrument in MAX and communicate with it there? You
should be able to find your GPIB card under Devices and Interfaces,
and then select Scan For Instruments on the card. Then you can try to
communicate with the instrument from there to test your setup.
If you are not ab
I have installed an AT-GPIB following the exact steps in the
installation guide (including the compatibility release), and the
software/hardware diagnostics say that the device is working. The
device is not listed in the Device Manager though, for some reason,
and Add New Hardware does not list the
