Instrument Control (GPIB, Serial, VISA, IVI)

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I have 2 vi's (scope & power supply) that work independently but when connected together the waveform doesn't display....any suggestions?

The main VI runs the scope, function generator and power supply. When the power supply not connected through the gpib cable, the main VI runs perfectly displaying the scope's waveform. As soon as the power supply is connected to the gpib cable, the main VI no longer displays the waveform. All devices have different addresses and all the total cable length in meters is less than twice the number of devices. I also exhausted different combinations of star and linear connections...any Ideas as to what I could try next to solve the problem?
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Hi,

Does MAX detect all the instruments when you do a 'Scan for instruments'?
What are the instrument models?

The 488 cable specifications are:
- Maximum length of 20 meters.
- Maximum length between instruments is 4 meters.
- Average length between instrument has to be under 2 meters
- 2/3 of the instruments in the bus have to be powered.

DiegoF
National Instruments.
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