Appendix C Service

Error Messages

Displaying the SCPI error queue

The entire error queue is read, then emptied, using the following command: SYST:ERR?

Error List

The following table documents the various error messages that the power supply supports:

Error

Device-dependent Errors (these errors set Standard Event Status register bit #3)

0No error

This is the response to the ERR? query when there are no errors.

100Too many channels

You have specified more channels than are installed in the mainframe.

101Calibration state is off

Calibration is not enabled. The instrument will not accept calibration commands.

102Calibration password is incorrect The calibration password is incorrect.

104Bad sequence of calibration commands

Calibration commands have not been entered in the proper sequence.

114CAL:DATE must be yyyy/mm/dd

The calibration date must be entered in the numeric format yyyy=year, mm=month, dd=date

203Compatibility function not implemented

The requested compatibility function is not available.

204NVRAM checksum error

A checksum error has occurred in the instrument’s nonvolatile random access memory.

205NVRAM full

The nonvolatile random access memory of the instrument is full.

206File not found

The internal calibration file or the internal channel attribute file was not found in NVRAM.

209Output communications failure

A hardware failure has occurred on the power supply.

302Option not installed

The option that is programmed by this command is not installed.

351VOLT setting conflicts with VOLT:PROT setting

Attempted to program the voltage above the over-voltage protection setting.

352VOLT:PROT setting conflicts with VOLT setting

Attempted to set the over-voltage protection below the voltage setting.

353VOLT setting conflicts with VOLT:LIM:LOW setting

Attempted to program the voltage below the under-voltage limit setting.

354VOLT:LIM:LOW setting conflicts with VOLT setting

Attempted to set the under-voltage limit above the voltage setting

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