block input error in 8510A

[yasmain62]

Hi,

I want connect to 8510A .

I know that, these are the error correction coefficiects created during calibration (also called a \cal set"). The error coefficiect arrays can be read from or sent to a computer, by the OUTPCALC and INPUCALC commands.

I used attached vi for this data transfering.

I can do saving a cal set to a file (save to pc),

but when I want recall a file (the same one that is saved to my pc) from pc and save to a cal set, vi. do not work.

system gives an error : "BLOCK INPUT ERROR"

I do not know why is it?

Regards,

Yasamin

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[ThiCop]

Hello yasamin,

how do you get this error reported?

Do you have a screenshot or so of it?

[yasmain62]

Unfortunately, for me it is not clear what is really your question.

Please give me a better discription of your question.

thanks

yasamin 

[_kb]

Hi Yasamin,

I think that Thierry was asking if you could provide an image of the error message.  We'd also like to know how the error is delivered.  Is there a window that pops up on your computer?  Do you see the message on the screen of the device itself?

A block input error can be reported when the read length is too short.  It might be that you need to increase the number of bytes you are reading in from the device.

[nyc_(is_out_of_here)]

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@KBreezy wrote:

A block input error can be reported when the read length is too short.  It might be that you need to increase the number of bytes you are reading in from the device.

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From what I can tell, he is trying to "dump" the calibrated values stored on his PC in a file back to the instrument, so it cannot be a Read problem for his program.

[ben64]

Old equipment with unclear documentation. I'm not sure but I think CALIFUL2 should be send only once before the set of INPUCALCXX commands, not with every command.

Ben64

[nyc_(is_out_of_here)]

I used to work at a company which had several 8510C.

One of the test program written by someone else calculated error terms and then pushed them back to the instrument.

It can be done. Attention must be paid to the documentation.

I then re-wrote the program to do the same thing with the newer PNA series.

[ThiCop]

Hello Kyle,

That was indeed what I meant.

Unfortunately quick replies (from my end) and correct sentences are counterparts of eachother 😉

[yasmain62]

Hi

I get this error on 8510 display

[yasmain62]

I can savemy calibration data to mypc.

when I try recalling data from pc to 8510, I get visa write error (-1073807339) at LabVIEW and

BLOCK INPUT DATA on 8510 display.

Data do not wirte in CALSn.

I have got the following string at "String Indicator" in attached vi ( or below image), but data do not save in CALS3.

 

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