Can one control simultaneus 2 different devices(SCXI 1000 and agilent 34980A)

[iganghel]

Hello,

This may be a stupid question but I hope for an aswer. I have a SCXI 1000 chassy (4 slots with 1102/1303 and 1125/1320).The data is read using a DAQ 6024E PCMCIA card. I need to take temperature measurements for an annulus (pipe in pipe). The annulus is connected to the electrical power. For this particular reason I need electrical isolated channels. I found this type of modul in an Agilent 34980A.Now the question:

Can be these 2 devices used simultaneous, since I'm aquiring data in 2 different wasy? (I communicate with SCXI 1000 via DA6024 and DAQassitant and with agilent 34980A via Lan and VISA driver functions) When I run the program the VISA is taking over the DAQcard is not providing any results.

Thank you,

Ionut

[Dennis_Knutson]

I'm not as familiar with the 34980 as the 34970 but I believe it has an external trigger input. The 6024E has a digital trigger so you should be able to trigger both of them at the same time.

If your program is not returning any results, you should post you code so someone can look and see what you've done wrong.