Device-Specific Error - HP 83751A Programming Manual

Error Messages

Device-Specific Error

An <error/event number> in the range [ -399, -300 ] or [ 1, 32767 ]
indicates that the instrument has detected an error which is not a command
error, a query error, or an execution error; some device operations did not
properly complete, possibly due to an abnormal hardware or firmware
condition. These codes are also used for self-test response errors. The
occurrence of any error in this class should cause the device-specific error bit
(bit 3) in the event status register (IEEE 488.2, section 11.5.1) to be set. The
meaning of positive error codes is device-dependent and may be enumerated
or bit mapped; the <error message> string for positive error codes is not
is not optional; if the designer does not wish to implement a string for a
particular error, the null string should be sent (for example, 42, ' "). The
occurrence of any error in this class should cause the device-specific error
bit (bit 3) in the event status register (IEEE 488.2, section 11.5.1) to be set.
Events that generate device-specific errors shall not generate command
errors, execution errors, or query errors; see the other error dellnitions in this
section.
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