Operation

Error Codes

Error Codes

If the ERR flag in the accumulated status or fault registers has been activated, an ERR? query will return an error number which corresponds to an event described in the following table. The ERR? query will also clear the ERR bit in the register.

Table 3.9

Error Codes

 

ERROR #

ERROR IDENTIFICATION

EXPLANATION

 

 

 

0

No Errors

 

 

 

 

4

Unrecognized Character

Received a character such as @,*,$.

 

 

 

 

Improper Number

Received a numeric character but the

 

 

characters were not a proper number.

 

 

Example: VSET,±10.3

 

Unrecognized String

Received an invalid command.

 

 

 

 

Syntax Error

Received an incorrectly placed word,

 

 

number, separator, or terminator.

 

 

Example: OFF SRQ, VOUT 6, MASK,

 

 

ERR

5

Number Out of Range

Specified a value for the command

 

 

which was outside of the allowed range.

 

 

 

6

Attempt to Exceed Soft Limits

Attempted to program a voltage or

 

 

current greater than the soft limit.

 

 

Example: VMAX 500; VSET 550 LF

 

 

 

7

Improper Soft Limit

Attempted to program a soft limit less

 

 

than the output value.

8

Data Requested without a

The controller requested data from the

 

Query Being Sent

power supply without first sending a

 

 

query command.

9

OVP Set Below Output

Sent an OVSET command with a trip

 

 

value lower than the output voltage.

10

Slave Processor Not

The interface PCB slave processor did

 

Responding

not respond.

 

 

 

12

Illegal Calibration

Attempted calibration when the supply

 

 

was not in calibration mode. See

 

 

CMODE command.

 

 

 

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