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Appendix A
Error Messages
Error
Number
-224
Illegal parameter value. Used where exact value, from a list of possibles, was expected.
-225
Out of memory. The device has insufficent memory to perform the requested operation.
-226
Lists not same length. Attempted to use LIST structure having individual LIST's of unequal lengths.
-230
Data corrupt or stale. Possibly invalid data; new reading started but not completed since last access.
-231
Data questionable. Indicates that measurement accuracy is suspect.
-240
Hardware error. Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of a hardware
problem in the device. Definition of what constitutes a hardware problem is completely device-specific. This error
message is used when the device cannot detect the more specific errors described for errors -241 through -249.
-241
Hardware missing. Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of missing device
hardware; for example, an option was not installed. Definition of what constitutes missing hardware is completely
device-specific.
-250
Mass storage error. Indicates that a mass storage error occurred. This error message is used when the device cannot
detect the more specific errors described for errors -251 through -259.
-251
Missing mass storage. Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of missing
mass storage; for example, an option that was not installed. Definition of what constitutes missing mass storage is
device-specific.
-252
Missing media. Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of a missing media; for
example, no disk. The definition of what constitutes missing media is device-specific.
-253
Corrupt media. Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of corrupt media; for
example, bad disk or wrong format. The definition of what constitutes corrupt media is device-specific.
-254
Media full. Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the media was full; for
example, there is no room on the disk. The definition of what constitutes a full media is device-specific.
-255
Directory full. Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the media directory was
full. The definition of what constitutes a full media directory is device-specific.
-256
File name not found. Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the file name on
the device media was not found; for example, an attempt was made to read or copy a nonexistent file. The definition of
what constitutes a file not being found is device-specific.
-257
File name error. Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the file name on the
device media was in error; for example, an attempt was made to copy to a duplicate file name. The definition of what
constitutes a file name error is device-specific.
-258
Media protected. Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the media was
protected; for example, the write-protect tab on a disk was present. The definition of what constitutes protected
media is device-specific.
-260
Expression error. Indicates that a expression program data element related error occurred. This error message is used
when the device cannot detect the more specific errors described for errors -261 through -269.
-261
Math error in expression. Indicates that a syntactically legal expression program data element could not be executed
due to a math error; for example, a divide-by-zero was attempted. The definition of math error is device-specific.
-270
Macro error. Indicates that a macro-related execution error occurred. This error message is used when the device
cannot detect the more specific errors described for errors -271 through -279.
464
SCPI Execution Error Descriptions
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