Lakeshore 218 serial com1 read Error -1073807339

[AKADaveF]

Im using labview 2012 to communicate with a lakeshore 218 temperature moinitor via COM1. 

I am able to use MAX to send *IDN?\n to receive the id LSCI,MODEL218S,22A037...,30,3 0.

When I try to run a simple VI (basic_serial_write_and_read[1].vi) using visa on COM1 to do the same thing it returns the time out error. 

Thus far I have tried using command *IDN?   *IDN?\n and *IDN?\r\n

*IDN? dosent work in max, *IDN?\n and *IDN?\r\n both work in Max, nothing works in Visa.

How can I get this to work using visa?

[crossrulz]

Change the display type on the String to Write to be '\' Codes Dispaly.  Then make sure there is a \n at the end.

In a normal display string, you are sending a literal '\' and 'n', not the End of Line termination that the monitor is looking for.

[AKADaveF]

I checked that,  there are no extra characters

[AKADaveF]

Solved:

If I send a *RST before *IDN? everything works...*RST;*IDN?\n  is the first write string.

[MontgomeryScott]

this has been fixed probably, but to post for prosperity, i had the same issue with the \codes notenabled. The lakeshore uses half duplex and no flow control. My system i had to manually configure the serial port with baud 9600 7 data bits, 1 stop bit, odd parity and no flow control. I Changed the forward slash codes like above, and told it to read bytes available at port with the propert node. Now it actually gets along!

i am using labview 6.2. Results may not be typical! Hope it helps anyone else down the road.