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timeout problem?

Hello,

I´ve developed a program to read and analyze data from a thermography camera (NEC San-ei 6T62). Unfortunately I get sometimes problems with the data communication via GPIB.
Frequently the communication doesn´t works. I can transfer data to random (e.g. 10) times, and while the next inquiry I get a timeout. And now, all instructions were leading to no results. The thermography camera doesn´t respond. LV shows an timeout error. I´ve chosen 5 seconds for timeout, and this is really enough, because when all works, data communication is finished under one second. If I send DCL now via the CLR-Vi, I get an error information on the camera.
Description of error (from the operation manual):
It can be:
(1) command code deviates from specification
(2) command parameter deviates from prescribed value, or number of parameters does not agree with number required
(3) incorrect delimiter

But, why do I get this error only when the thermography camera didn´t respond before? When I send DCL during communication works, I don´t get an error.

After receiving this error, sometimes it works, sometimes not.

Thanks for help.
Andy
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Hi Andy,

just a shot in the blue: Are you sure your communication (better the comands _you_ send to the cam) is/are always OK? This sounds like an incomplete command or something similar. Try NI-Spy to watch what is send to the cam.

HTH and
Greetimgs from Germany!
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