Chapter 5 Error Messages

Execution Errors

-350

Too many errors

 

 

The error queue is full because more than 20 errors have occurred.

 

 

No additional errors are stored until you remove errors from the queue.

 

 

The error queue is cleared when power has been off, or after a *CLS

 

 

(clear status) command has been executed.

 

-410

Query INTERRUPTED

 

 

A command was received which sends data to the output buffer, but the

 

 

output buffer contained data from a previous command (the previous

 

 

data is not overwritten). The output buffer is cleared when power has

 

 

been off, or after a *RST (reset) command has been executed.

 

-420

Query UNTERMINATED

 

 

The multimeter was addressed to talk (i.e., to send data over the

 

 

interface) but a command has not been received which sends data to the

 

 

output buffer. For example, you may have executed a CONFigure

 

 

command (which does not generate data) and then attempted an ENTER

 

 

statement to read data from the remote interface.

 

-430

Query DEADLOCKED

 

 

A command was received which generates too much data to fit in the

 

 

 

 

output buffer and the input buffer is also full. Command execution

 

 

continues but all data is lost.

 

-440

Query UNTERMINATED after indefinite response

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The *IDN? command must be the last query command within a

 

 

command string. Example: *IDN?;:SYST:VERS?

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Agilent Technologies 34401A manual Execution Errors 350, 410, 420, 430

34401A specifications

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