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I have 1 GPIB board with 3 instruments:can I acquire data from them simultaneously?

I'm going to connect 3 instruments (two Infratek Wattmeters and an Agilent multimeter) to my GPIB board and I want to collect data from them simultaneously.I'm working with Labview on Windows NT or 2000. How can I do that?
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You should be able to relatively simultaneously. You can use either hardware or software triggers. If the instruments have a trigger input, then you can program them to take a measurement when the external trigger event occurs. If you don't have a method to generate that trigger event, then a software trigger might work. GPIB supports the Group Execute Trigger and this function can be found on the Instrument I/O>GPIB palette. I say relatively simultaneous because there's always going to be some delay between the receipt of a trigger and the measurment actually being taken. You'll have to determine what is actually meant be simultaneous and whether the instrument's specs are good enough.
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thank you Dennis for your prompt suggestion. I'll try and then I'll tell you what happened. Thank you again!
Carmen
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