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GPIB Warning - Unable to Read All Data

These remedies apply to the case when you receive some data and you get this warning message:

'gpib' unable to read all requested data

ASCII Data

When using the GPIB interface for:

  • Reading ASCII (text) data using the fscanf, fgets, or fgetl functions

these are possible causes and remedies:

CauseSolution
The EOIMode property is not set correctly.Verify that the EOIMode property is set to the value required by your device. You can set it to on or off, and on is the default. For more information about setting the property, see Write and Read GPIB Data.
The EOIMode property is set to off, but the EOSMode and EOSCharCode properties might not be configured to the same setting as the instrument.Verify that the EOSMode and EOSCharCode properties are configured to the same settings as your device.
Communication with the device was interrupted.Check your device connection. For more information about troubleshooting configuration and connection, see Troubleshooting GPIB Interface.

Binary Data

When using the GPIB interface for:

  • Reading binary data using the fread function

these are possible causes and remedies:

CauseSolution
Device did not send all the requested data.Check your device connection. For more information about troubleshooting configuration and connection, see Troubleshooting GPIB Interface.
There was a data format mismatch.Verify that the device data format matches the specified read format. Data format is set using the Precision property. For more information about supported precisions, see fread.
The number of values to read was not specified and was set to the InputBufferSize by default.Set the number of values to read using the size argument on the fread function, or change the InputBufferSize property. For information about setting number of values to read, see fread.

Binblock Data

When using the GPIB interface for:

  • Reading binblock (binary-block) data using the binblockread function

these are possible causes and remedies:

CauseSolution
The timeout value might be too short for the amount of data being read.Increase the Timeout property value.
Communication with the device was interrupted.Check your device connection. For more information about troubleshooting configuration and connection, see Troubleshooting GPIB Interface.

More Troubleshooting Help

For more information about troubleshooting the GPIB interface, including supported platforms, adaptor requirements, configuration and connection, and other troubleshooting tips, see Troubleshooting GPIB Interface.