Keithley TEC SourceMeter 2510, User Manual

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B-8 Status and Error Messages Models 2510 and 2510-AT User’s Manual
Eliminating common SCPI errors
There are three SCPI errors that occur more often than any others:
• -113, “Undefined header”
• -410, “Query INTERRUPTED”
• -420, “Query UNTERMINATED”
The following paragraphs discuss the most common causes for these errors and methods
for avoiding them.
-113, “Undefined header”
This error indicates that the command you sent to the instrument did not contain a recog-
nizable command name. The most likely causes for this error are:
• Missing space between the command and its parameter . There must be one or more
spaces (blanks) between the command and its parameter. For example:
:SENS:TEMP:THER:RANGl00 Incorrect (no space between command and
parameter)
:SENS:TEMP:THER:RANG 100 Correct
• Improper short or long form. Check the command lists in Section 10 for the correct
command name.
• Blanks (spaces) within the command name. For example:
:SYST :ERR? Incorrect (space between :SYST and
:ERR?)
:SYST:ERR? Correct
-410, “Query INTERRUPTED”
This error occurs when you have sent a valid query to the instrument, and then send it
another command or query, or a Group Execute Trigger (GET) before it has had a chance
to send the entire response message (including the line-feed/EOI terminator). The most
likely causes are:
• Sending a query to the instrument and then sending another command or query
before reading the response to the first query.
For example, the following sequence
of commands will cause an error -410:
:SYST:ERR?
*OPC?
This sequence generates an error because you must read the response to
:SYST:ERR? before sending the *OPC? query.