Can I connect two computers to one device?

[KGPIBU]

Can I connect two computers to one device? I am trying to have them control different aspects of the experiment that I'm running.

[tstahl]

If you mean one device being one DAQ card, then no, they cannot both control the DAQ card at the same time. (To me a device can be a DAQ card, a hard drive, a pistion, a power supply, a printer, a valve, a telephone, etc.) If you really do need two computers to control this experiment, then setting up network communication would be a solution to this dillema.

[LesHammer]

That depends upon the device. If it's GPIB, you could
use the E-NET card to convert it to LAN. That would
allow control by many computers. The only problem with
that might be sychronization. That is, Computer 1 does
its setup. Then Computer 2 does a reset. Compuer 1's
setup is now gone.

As another poster suggested, you could always network
between the two computers.

Les.Hammer@CompleteTest.com