Error caused by remote control?

[_natalie_]

Hi,

I just got some great help here, and everything was working.  However, now when I run the code, I get Error Caused By Remote Command on my meter (Agilent 34461A).  However, when I run in the debug mode by  clicking the light bulb, this error doesn't happen.  

The change I made was that I initialized the measurement outside of the while loop so that I didn't have to initiialize it for each iteration and I added a Read?

Any ideas why this would cause this error?

[crossrulz]

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_natalie_ wrote:  However, when I run in the debug mode by  clicking the light bulb, this error doesn't happen.

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That points to a race condition with the instrument.  Try adding a wait right after your initialization.  Something like 10ms will likely fix it.

[_natalie_]

I tried that, but it isn't working.  I put it in right after the measurement initialization.  

It is also doing it in the debug mode.  It happends right after the Read?.

[_natalie_]

Oh and I should add that the code keeps running and recording the current.

[_natalie_]

And it only happens on the first iteration.

[crossrulz · Accepted solution]

After reading through the manual some, I found that you actually want to use "CONFigure:CURRent:DC" for your setup command.  Apparently, the MEASure system causes a read to happen.

[_natalie_]

Thanks again!  

I would never have thought of that, but now I won't make that mistake twice 🙂