System Error Messages

Error Messages

Power Supply Hardware Error Messages

Front panel error messages resulting from selftest errors or runtime failures are described in “Chapter 3 - Turn-On Checkout” of the power supply Operating Guide.

Calibration Error Messages

Front panel error messages resulting from calibration errors are described in Appendix A of the power supply Operating Guide.

System error messages are obtained remotely with the SYST:ERR? query or by pressing the front panel key. The error number is the value placed in the error queue. SYST:ERR? returns the error number into a variable and combines the number and the error message into a string. Table 5-1 lists the system errors that are associated with SCPI syntax errors and with interface problems. Information inside the brackets is not part of the standard error message, but is included for clarification. When system errors occur, the Standard Event Status register (see "Chapter 4 - Status Reporting") records them as follows:

Standard Event Status Register Error Bits

	Bit Set	Error Code	Error Type	Bit Set	Error Code	Error Type
5		-100 thru -199	Command	3	-300 thru -399	Device-dependent
4		-200 thru -299	Execution	2	-400 thru -499		Query
		Table 5-1. Summary of System Error Messages
	Error	Error String [Description/Explanation/Examples]
	Number
	-100	Command error [generic command error]
	-101	Invalid character
	-102	Syntax error [unrecognized command or data type]
	-103	Invalid separator [illegal character encountered in place of separator]
	-104	Data type error [e.g., “numeric or string expected, got block date”]
	-105	GET not allowed [ <GET> inside a program message]
	-108	Parameter not allowed [too many parameters]
	-109	Missing parameter [too few parameters]
	-112	Program mnemonic too long [maximum 12 characters]
	-113	Undefined header [syntactical correct but not defined for this device]
	-121	Invalid character in number [e.g. alpha in decimal data, etc.]
	-123	Exponent too large [ numeric overflow; exponent magnitude >32000]
	-124	Too many digits [number too long; more than 255 digits received]
	-128	Numeric data not allowed [numeric data not accepted where positioned]
	-131	Invalid suffix [unrecognized suffix, or suffix not appropriate]
	-138	Suffix not allowed [numeric element does not allow suffixes]

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