Appendix B Messages

Error Messages

Table B-3. Error Messages (continued)

Message

Display

RS-232

Description

 

 

 

 

FRONT PANEL FAIL

 

X

The front panel or its interconnecting

 

 

 

cable are defective or not properly

FPANEL FAIL

X

 

 

connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FPGA FAIL

X

X

A failure was detected in the FPGA

 

 

 

(Field Programmable Gate Array).

 

 

 

 

GPIB FAIL

X

X

A failure was detected in the GPIB

 

 

 

hardware.

 

 

 

 

HETERODYNE PATH

 

X

A failure was detected in the

FAIL

 

 

heterodyne-path circuit.

 

 

 

 

HET PATH FAIL

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

IIC FAIL

X

X

An attempt to write to the LCD display

 

 

 

failed.

 

 

 

 

INSTCFG FAIL

X

X

The instrument’s configuration data is

 

 

 

missing or has become corrupted.

 

 

 

 

OVER TEMPERATURE

 

X

The Counter’s internal temperature is

 

 

 

above the acceptable limit.

OVERTEMP

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PWR CAL FAIL

X

X

The instrument’s power-calibration data

 

 

 

is missing or has become corrupted.

 

 

 

 

POWER METER FAIL

 

X

A failure was detected in the Channel 2

 

 

 

power-measurement circuit.

PWR CKT FAIL

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAM FAIL

X

X

A failure was detected in RAM.

 

 

 

 

ROM FAIL

X

X

A failure was detected in ROM.

 

 

 

 

SAV SET FAIL

X

X

One or more of the sets of user settings

 

 

 

is missing or has become corrupted.

 

 

 

 

SERVICE FAIL

X

X

The instrument’s service data is missing

 

 

 

or has become corrupted.

 

 

 

 

THRU PATH FAIL

 

X

A failure was detected in the

 

 

 

through-path circuit of Channel 2.

THRU FAIL

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCO/COUNT CHAIN FAIL

 

X

A failure was detected in the VCO or the

 

 

 

Count Chain.

VCO/CNT FAIL

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Agilent Technologies 53152A, 53150A, 53151A manual Error Messages Table B-3. Error Messages

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