Error Messages; Power Supply Hardware Error Messages; Calibration Error Messages; System Error Messages - Agilent Technologies 664xA Programming Manual

Error Messages

Power Supply Hardware Error Messages

Front panel error messages resulting from selftest errors or runtime failures are described in "Chapter 3 - Turn-On
Checkout" of the power supply Operating Guide.

Calibration Error Messages

Front panel error messages resulting from calibration errors are described in Appendix A of the power supply Operating
Guide.

System Error Messages

System error messages are obtained remotely with the SYST:ERR? query or by pressing the front panel
error number is the value placed in the error queue. SYST:ERR? returns the error number into a variable and combines the
number and the error message into a string. Table 5-1 lists the system errors that are associated with SCPI syntax errors and
with interface problems. Information inside the brackets is not part of the standard error message, but is included for
clarification. When system errors occur, the Standard Event Status register (see "Chapter 4 - Status Reporting") records
them as follows:
Bit Set Error Code
5 -100 thru -199
-200 thru -299
4
Error
Number
-100 Command error [generic command error]
-101 Invalid character
-102 Syntax error [unrecognized command or data type]
-103 Invalid separator [illegal character encountered in place of separator]
-104 Data type error [e.g., "numeric or string expected, got block date"]
-105 GET not allowed [ <GET> inside a program message]
-108 Parameter not allowed [too many parameters]
-109 Missing parameter [too few parameters]
-112 Program mnemonic too long [maximum 12 characters]
-113 Undefined header [syntactical correct but not defined for this device]
-121 Invalid character in number [e.g. alpha in decimal data, etc.]
-123 Exponent too large [ numeric overflow; exponent magnitude >32000]
-124 Too many digits [number too long; more than 255 digits received]
-128 Numeric data not allowed [numeric data not accepted where positioned]
-131 Invalid suffix [unrecognized suffix, or suffix not appropriate]
-138 Suffix not allowed [numeric element does not allow suffixes]
Standard Event Status Register Error Bits
Error Type
Command
Execution
Table 5-1. Summary of System Error Messages
Error String [Description/Explanation/Examples]
Bit Set Error Code
3 -300 thru -399
-400 thru -499
2
5
key. The
Error Type
Device-dependent
Query
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