Appendix A – Error Messages - Newport 6100 User Manual

9 Appendix A – Error Messages
9.1 Introduction
The communication errors can be retrieved with the following commands:
ERR? or ERRSTR?. The descriptions of the returned errors are detailed in
the next sections.
9.2 Error Description
A description of error codes and corresponding error strings generated by the
TEC Driver is given below:
Error Error String
Code
0 NO ERROR
116 SYNTAX ERROR
126 WRONG NUM OF
PARAM
200 REMOTE MODE
201 VALUE OUT OF
RANGE
203 WRONG PULSE
No error exists in the error buffer
This error is generated when the instrument receives a
command that cannot be processed.
Some typical causes:
a. Using ASCII characters outside of a string constant that
are not defined by the command language syntax.
b. Missing space between a set command and parameter.
c. Missing "?" character in case of query
This error is generated when the instrument is unable to
process a command due to a mismatch between the number
of parameters received and the number of parameters
required for the command.
This error is generated when the instrument is in REMOTE
mode and the user tries to change settings using front panel.
This error is generated when the instrument is unable to
process a command because the parameter value received is
out of range of the acceptable values for the command.
This error is generated when the instrument receives either
Description