Table B-1. Agilent E1446A Error Messages (Con’t.)

Code

Message

Description

 

 

 

-178

Expression data not allowed

Expression data was specified when another

 

 

parameter type is required.

 

 

 

-183

Macro execution error

Macro program data sequence could not be executed

 

 

due to invalid data inside the macro definition.

 

 

 

-221

Settings conflict

See "Settings Conflict Error Messages" at the end of

 

 

this table.

 

 

 

-222

Data range error

Data out of range.

 

 

 

-270

Macro error

*RMC < name> was executed and name is not

 

 

defined.

 

 

 

-272

Macro execution error

Macro program data sequence could not be executed

 

 

due to a syntax error within the macro definition.

 

 

 

-273

Illegal macro label

The macro label defined in the *DMC command was

 

 

too long, the same as a common command keyword,

 

 

or contained invalid header syntax.

 

 

 

-276

Macro recursion error

A macro program data sequence could not be

 

 

executed because the sequence leads to the

 

 

execution of a macro being defined.

 

 

 

-277

Macro redefinition not allowed

A macro label in the *DMC command could not be

 

 

executed because the macro label was already

 

 

defined.

 

 

 

-330

Self-test failed

Note the information associated with the message for

 

 

a description of the failure.

 

 

 

-350

Too many errors

The Agilent E1446A error queue is full and additional

 

 

errors have occurred.

 

 

 

-410

Query INTERRUPTED

The Agilent E1446A was sent a command before it

 

 

was finished responding to a query command.

 

 

 

-420

Query UNTERMINATED

The controller (computer) attempts to read a query

 

 

response from the Agilent E1446A without having first

 

 

sent a complete query command.

 

 

 

-430

Query DEADLOCKED

The Agilent E1446A’s input and output buffers are full

 

 

and the Amplifier cannot continue

 

 

 

-440

Query UNTERMINATED after

Occurs when the *IDN? query is not the last query

 

indefinite response

executed in a command string

 

 

 

 

 

 

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