gauge made by crystal engineering. I am not able to read correct data from device. i wrote proper command to write to serial port and device is communicating with my program but serial port not reading my command. i attached program ...help will be great."Try adding a termination charatcter to your write string. Most serial instruments require one. Often it's the carriage return constant but it could be something else, your instrument's documentation should tell you what to use. Find the constants on the string palette. Also, you might want to use VISA instead of the old serial drivers. If you plan to upgrade to LabVIEW 7, you'll find that the old drivers don't exist.