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Error Messages
Standard Messages
The DT80 returns a message when it detects an error in a command, or an operational difficulty. The form of the error
report is controlled by the /U switch. The default is the verbose form shown in the table below. If the switch is set to /u
the error message is reduced to an error number (e.g. E3). (Note this Switch also reduces the verbosity of other returned
data).
Error messages can be switched off by the
/m switch. The default is for errors to be reported (/M). During an unload
operation, error reporting is disabled until the unload is complete. If an error is detected during job entry (i.e. between
BEGIN and END) then the remainder of the job is ignored.
The table below lists all of the DT80 errors, along with an explanation of their likely cause and/or correction.
Error Number – Description
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Cause/Action
Error Category
Syntax
Operation
Memory
Reading
Hardware
E1 – Time set error
• Must be in format defined by P39 and P40
• Illegal separator or non-digits entered
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E2 – Command line too long
• Command too long (maximum 1023 characters)
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E3 – Channel option error
• Illegal channel option used
• Incompatible options used
• Option invalid for channel type
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E7 – Day set error
• Illegal day number entered
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E8 – Parameter read/set error
• Parameter indEX out of range
• Parameter value out of range
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E9 – Switch error
• Illegal switch command character
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E10 – Command error
• Unrecognised keyword
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E12 – Channel list error
• Channel number outside the legal range
• Incomplete channel sequence
• Invalid channel type
• Polynomials or spans indEX out of range
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E18 – STATUS command error
• STATUSn outside the range 1 to 14
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E23 – Scan schedule error
• Schedule ID not A-K, X or S
• Scan time interval too large
• Scan interval type invalid
• Event or counter channels invalid
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E25 – Channel table full
• Internal acquisition and alarm table filled (maximum
1000 entries). Additional channels cannot be declared
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E29 – Poly/span declaration error
• Polynomial or span indEX out of range (1 to 50)
• Individual terms not separated by a comma
• Range of terms outside 1.0e–18 to 1.0e18
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E30 – Analog measurement fault
• Faulty circuit board, circuit board connector, or circuit
board power supply
• If fault persists after a hard reset contact your
dataTaker representative.
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E32 – Job not found
• The named job cannot be found.
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