On Oct 18, 5:52 pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED] central.gen.new_zealand> wrote: > In message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rajan > > Arora wrote: > > I am trying to get the data out of an instrument through its GPIB port... > > > When i try read() command it gives me an IO timeout error. > > What's the device name, device driver module name, do you have any sample or > diagnostic code you can run to prove that your PC is communicating properly > with the device?
Hi.. I am trying to automate an HP 4156. I am getting some of the data that i need, but when i specify the whole data set i want it to read, it takes some time and gives a IO Timeout error. Will making IO timeout=0 help? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list