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IM 701310-17E
Response Message Unit Format
The response message unit format is shown belw.
,
<Response header>
<Response data>
Space
<Response Header>
A response header sometimes precedes the response
data. A space separates the data from the header. For
details, see page 4-4.
<Response Data>
Response data contains the content of the response.
If there are multiple sets of response data, they are
separated by commas (
,
). For details, see page 4-5.
Exaple
1.25E-02<RMT> :ACQUIRE:MODE NORMAL<RMT>
Header
Data
Data
If there are multiple queries in a program message,
responses are made in the same order as the queries.
In most cases, a single query returns a single response
message unit, but there are a few queries that return
multiple units. The first response message unit always
corresponds to the first query, but the n
th
response
unit may not necessarily correspond to the n
th
query.
Therefore, if you want to make sure that every
response is retrieved, divide the program messages
into individual messages.
Precautions to Be Taken when Transferring
Messages
• If a program message that does not contain a query
is sent, the next program message can be sent at
any time.
• If a program message that contains a query is sent,
a response message must be received before the
next program message can be sent. If the next
program message is sent before the response
message is received in its entirety, an error occurs.
The response message that was not received is
discarded.
• If the controller tries to receive a response message
when there is none, an error occurs. If the controller
tries to receive a response message before the
transmission of the program message is complete,
an error occurs.
• If a program message containing multiple message
units is sent, and the message contains incomplete
units, the instrument attempts to execute the ones
that are believed to be complete. However, these
attempts may not always be successful. In addition,
if the message contains queries, the responses may
not be returned.
Deadlock
The instrument can store in its buffer program and
response messages of length 1024 bytes or more
(The number of available bytes varies depending on
the operating conditions). When both the transmit
and receive buffers become full at the same time, the
instrument can no longer continue to operate. This
state is called a deadlock. In this case, operation can
be resumed by discarding the program message.
Deadlock will not occur if the program message
(including the <PMT>) is kept below 1024 bytes.
Furthermore, deadlock never occurs if a program
message does not contain a query.
4.1 Messages
