Yokogawa Standalone MW100 - Manual (Page 51)

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Chapter 2 Response
2.1 Response Format
For each of the commands in the previous chapter, there are the response types shown
in the table below.
The instrument receives a single response (affirmative or negative) for every command
deliminated with a terminator.
Command Type
Response Type
Description
Affirmative
Response
Affirmative
Response
ASCII or binary
output
ASCII output
Responses
common across
instruments
Negative
Response
A command that sets the operation of
the instrument, and whose setting is
stored in the setting file
A command that sets the operation of
the instrument, but whose setting is
not stored in the setting file
Command for outputting data
measured and computed on the
instrument
Command for outputting the current
settings of the setting and control
commands
Command for outputting in format
determined for Yokogawa recorders
Setting
commands
Control
commands
Output
commands
Queries
Commands common
across instruments
Single negative
response or
Multiple
negative
response
Note
In this section, CRLF means “carriage return/line feed.”
Affirmative Responses
If a command is successfully executed, an affirmative response is returned. The
response consists of E0, followed by CRLF, totalling 4 bytes.
Syntax
E0CRLF
Example
E0
Single Negative Response
If a command was not successfully executed, a single negative response is returned.
The response consists of E1 followed by an error number, an error message, and CRLF,
on one line.
Syntax
E1_nnn_mmm...mCRLF
nnn Error number (001 to 999)
mmm...m Message (variable length, 1 line)
_ Blank (space)
Example
E1 001 Fatal system error.