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What might the VISA error -1073807304 (0xBFFF0038) be caused by?

The GPIB interface has been working well for quite some time, but starting the other day, the computer does not see any of the instruments plugged into the GPIB bus. Nothing was changed, so far as I am aware. I have shut down all of the instruments and the computer, unplugged all of the GPIB cables, plugged them back in, and turned everything back on. This proceedure has typically worked to correct this problem in the past, but nothing I know of seems to help. I use the VISA commands regularly.
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That error code indicates a bus error. The GPIB driver returns this when no devices on the bus acknowledge the command bytes (such as addressing information, etc.).

Since you have the cables connected and devices powered on, the most common cause for this is a bad GPIB cable, believe it or not. You may want to try an alternate cable if you have one available.

Dan Mondrik
Senior Software Engineer, NI-VISA
National Instruments
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