-400 through -499 Error Message Descriptions

-400 through -499 Error Message Descriptions

Last updated: January 16, 2009

Description

A Query error is generated either when data in the instrument's GPIB output queue has been lost, or when an attempt is being made to read data from the output queue when no output is present or pending.

Error Message

Description

-400 Query error

This event bit (Bit 2) indicates that an attempt to read data from the Output Queues when no output is present or pending, to data in the Output Queue has been lost see IEEE488.2, 11.5.1.1.7.

-410 Query INTERRUPTED

Indicates the test set has been interrupted by a new program message before it finishes sending a RESPONSE MESSAGE see IEEE 488.2, 6.3.2.3.

-420 Query UNTERMINATED

Indicates an incomplete Query in the program see IEEE 488.2, 6.3.2.2.

-430 Query DEADLOCKED

Indicates that the Input Buffer and Output Queue are full see IEEE 488.2, 6.3.1.7.

-440 Query UNTERMINATED after indefinite response

Indicates that a query was received in the same program message after a query requesting an indefinite response was executed see IEEE 488.2, 6.5.7.5.