Instruction Manual

50 Rev. 3

Remote Interface Reference

Error Codes

5.3 Error Codes

The Model 185/186 returns specific error codes for invalid commands and/

or arguments. If an error condition is returned, the command is not

processed and the configuration of the instrument is not modified. The

table below provides a list of error codes, their meaning, and any

associated limits.

Error Code Meaning Valid Range

−1

LO setpoint out of range 0 ≤ LO ≤ LENGTH

−2

B setpoint out of range 0 ≤ B < A

−3

A setpoint out of range B < A ≤ LENGTH

−4

HI setpoint out of range 0 ≤ HI ≤ LENGTH

−5

Attempted to set or query for

LENGTH in PERCENT units mode

−6

Invalid argument, value out of

maximum calibration range

1 cm ≤ value ≤ 650 cm

−7

INTERVAL setting out of range 0 ≤ INTERVAL≤ 600 min

−8

Unrecognized command

−9

Invalid argument, value was negative

or non-numeric

−0

Approximate calibration factor out of

range

0.1 ≤ factor ≤ 999.9

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