IBM EGX-400 - Manual (Page 144)

140 Chapter 9 - Appendix
Command Format Parameter Range ([ ] is default) Explanation
ESC .E [ESC].E None Outputs an error code related to RS-232C interface
Output RS-232C (see the table below), and clears the error
Error Code simultaneously. At the same time, the error being
displayed is canceled.
ESC .K [ESC].K None Continues to execute the RML-1 command
Abort RML-1 in operation, aborts other incoming RML-1
Command commands and clears the data buffer.
Error Possible cause and action
code
0 No I/O errors
10 Cause: after execution of an output
command, other output commands are
sent before the output was not completed.
Action: let the computer to read the machine
output by the output command and then
send another output command.
11 Cause: an error occurs in a device
control command.
Action: correct your program.
13 Cause: parameters are overflowing.
Action: correct your program.
14 Cause: the number of the parameters set
is more than specified or a colon ‘:’ was
not used to terminate.
Action: correct your program.
15 Cause: framing error, parity error or over-
run error at the time of data receipt .
Action: match the communication
protocols of both computer and the ma-
chine (baud rate, data bit length, stop bit
length).
16 Cause: the I/O buffer overflows.
Action: Make sure the handshake setting
matches.
9-5. List of Supported Commands
Device Control Commands
The device control commands determine how communication between the machine and the computer will be handled
using the RS-232C interface; and also are employed when relaying to the computer the status of the machine.
A device control command is composed of three characters: ESC (1Bh), ".", and an uppercase letter.