Error Codes

 

GPIB Error Strings

Table 18 Overview for Supported Strings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error

 

 

 

 

 

 

New/Old/Standard

Number

String

 

 

 

 

 

Old

-211

“Trigger ignored”

 

 

 

Description:

 

 

 

A trigger has been detected but ignored because of timing contraints. (For

 

 

 

Example: average time to large).

 

Old

-212

“Arm ignored”

 

 

 

Description:

 

 

 

The user can set the automatic re-arming option for input and output trig-

 

 

 

ger events (see “Triggering - The TRIGger Subsystem” on page 171). When

 

 

 

this error occurs, the device ignores the setting because the current mod-

 

 

 

ule status does not allow the change of trigger settings.

 

Old

-213

“Init ignored”

 

 

 

Description:

 

 

 

The INIT:IMM command (page 88) initiates a trigger and completes a full

 

 

 

measurement cycle. The continuous measurement must be DISABLED.

 

 

 

This error code is generated if the powermeter is still in cont. measure-

 

 

 

ment mode.

 

Old

-220

"Parameter error (StatParmError)”

 

 

 

Description:

 

 

 

The user has passed a parameter that cannot be changed in this way. The

 

 

 

device cannot detect one of the following more specific errors:

 

Old

-220

-220, "Parameter error (StatParmOutOfRange)"

 

 

 

Description:

 

 

 

The user has passed a parameter that exceeds the valid range for this pa-

 

 

 

rameter.

 

Old

-220

"Parameter error (StatParmIllegalVal)"

 

 

 

Description:

 

 

 

The user has passed a parameter that does not match a value in a list of

 

 

 

possible values.

 

 

 

 

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8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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