By the way, the VIWaitOnEvent timeout error is normal. We
occasionally check for an event with a short timeout to see what's
going on with VISA.
The problem is likely within LabVIEW and not your VI or the GPIB
device. I recommend trying a different operating system or the eval
for LabVIEW 7. You can also look into updating the drivers for your
computer--ni 488.2, video, etc.
I use Labview 5.1.1 to control A GPIB and A 3rd party frame grabber. I
often get the error "Labview.exe has generated error...". I use NI-spy
to monitor GPIB operation and found there is nothing worng other than
the red line "viwaitonevent time out". However the instrument
controlled by GPIB is wor