Changes the global timeout period for all GPIB 488.2 functions.

This function also sets the default timeout period for all GPIB functions. This function defaults to the next higher ibtmo value.

Refer to GPIB Function Defaults for more information about the timeout and address defaults.


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Inputs/Outputs

  • ci32.png new timeout (10000) —

    new timeout defaults to 10,000 ms.

  • ii32.png previous timeout —

    previous timeout is the previous timeout period for all GPIB 488.2 functions.

    • The following table lists some sample input values and their resulting timeout values.

    Input ValueResulting Timeout
    0-1ms1ms
    1ms3ms
    4-10ms10ms
    11-30ms30ms
    31-100ms100ms
    101-300ms300ms
    301-1000ms1s
    1001-3000ms3s
    3001-10000ms10s
    10001-30000ms30s
    30001-100000ms100s
    100001-300000ms300s
    300001+ ms1000s