<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=x-user-defined"><META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR></HEAD><BODY><DIV><SPAN class=531372607-28042004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Stijn,</FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN class=531372607-28042004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>I don't think you can do this. Your PC is almost certainly the GPIB "system controller", and you are only allowed one system controller on the bus. So connecting both PCs to the same bus will give you VEE errors when you try to talk to the instruments. You could do it if one PC was not the controller - but what's the point of that?</FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN class=531372607-28042004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Warren</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Deblancq Stijn [mailto:Stijn.Deblancq@Advantra.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 28 April 2004 07:55<BR><B>To:</B> VRF<BR><B>Subject:</B> [vrf] using 2 PC's on same GPIB bus<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=404375006-28042004><FONT size=2>Hello</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=404375006-28042004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=404375006-28042004><FONT size=2>I want to upgrade my test equipment here with a new pc and usb-gpib convertor.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=404375006-28042004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=404375006-28042004><FONT size=2>I still want to use the old pc with old software used in production.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=404375006-28042004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=404375006-28042004><FONT size=2>Can i put both pc's on the bus at the same time or will this influence my tests?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=404375006-28042004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: green">Stijn Deblancq</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><BR>ADVANTRA INTERNATIONAL</SPAN></B></P> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Software Engineer</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">(</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: silver"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Work Tel#: </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue">+32 (0) 56-23.94.42</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: black"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">+</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN><U><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">mailto: <A href="mailto:stijn.deblancq@advantra.com">stijn.deblancq@advantra.com</A></SPAN></U><U><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> </SPAN></U><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt">- - - - - - - Appended by Advantra. - - - - - - -<BR>This e-mail and any attachments may contain information which is confidential, proprietary, privileged or otherwise protected by law. The information is solely intended for the named addressee (or a person responsible for delivering it to the addressee). If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete it from your computer.</P></DIV> <DIV> </DIV>---<BR>You are currently subscribed to vrf as: Warren.Pickles@tycoelectronics.com<BR>To subscribe send a blank email to "join-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".<BR>To unsubscribe send a blank email to "leave-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".<BR>To send messages to this mailing list, email "vrf@agilent.com". <BR>If you need help with the mailing list send a message to "owner-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com". </BLOCKQUOTE>---<BR>You are currently subscribed to vrf as: rsb@soco.agilent.com<BR>To subscribe send a blank email to "join-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".<BR>To unsubscribe send a blank email to "leave-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".<BR>To send messages to this mailing list, email "vrf@agilent.com". <BR>If you need help with the mailing list send a message to "owner-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".</BODY></HTML>