Reading Digital lines on 7037-D using 7001 mainframe

We are using a 7037-D single pole relay and digital I/O card for both switching
and reading digital lines through signals DIG IN 1..10. We are using labview
driver to control the relay channels, which works great. The problem is reading
the digital lines. How to read the digital lines? The 7001 switch puts out a
matrix on the display. But, when we connect a 5V to the DIG IN 1 line, nothing
happens on the display. When I scan the channel, I don't see anything
happening.
I couldn't find anywhere, how to read the digital lines
through 7001 GPIB commands.
Help!

Greetings,
Are you talking about a Keithly 7001? Do you have a programmer's guide from them? or really any sort of document detailing what commands it can receive?
Thanks,
James Duvall
Product Support Engineer
National Instruments

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