Read Buffer

[paulwilliams]

I have an instrument that performs a screen dump to my PC after it receives a 'stop' command from the PC.

Using windows Hyperterminal, I can see the screen dump on the computer, once the 'stop' command is sent to the instrument.

I can control the instrument using Labview, I want to be able to see the screen dump in my labview program.

I am currently using a VISA read with a byte count of 3000 and hae a 'String Indicator' on the 'Read Buffer' output of the VISA read vi.

On the front panel, after i have sent the 'stop' command, I can see the last line of the screen dump only.

Any suggestions on how to view the entire screen dump?

[GerdW]

Hi Paul,

were is the problem?
Do you have problems to read enough characters? So you should increase the byte count or read multiple times.
Do you have problems of displaying the string? So you should change the string indicator to your needs.
Possible problem: Are there any special characters in the "screen dump" forcing VISA to think that there is an EOI (End Of Information)?

So many possibilities and not enough information from your question...
Post a vi and example data and we can help you much better!