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Troubleshooting
SCPI Standard Error Messages
SCPI Standard Error Messages
Error Message Description
The list of error messages in this chapter describes all of the SCPI error messages
associated with signal generator operation. A sample error message description is
provided below to help you understand how information will be presented in this
section.
-222
Data out of range;value clipped to lower limit.
Indicates that the user has entered a deviation, depth or internal
source frequency that is beyond the specified limits.
The following list explains each element of the sample error message listing
shown above.
• SCPI Error Number - The standard SCPI error number (-222 in this example). Standard
SCPI error numbers are always negative, with the exception of
0, No error
.
• SCPI Error Message - The SCPI error message is
Data out of range;
in this
example.
• Detailed Description - The information that appears after the semicolon (
;
) provides
more detail as to the exact nature of the error. In this example,
value clipped to
lower limit
tells you that you have entered a value outside the allowable range and
the signal generator has changed the value so that it falls within the allowable limits. If
no detailed description exists, it will be omitted from the error message.
• Explanation/Action Required - The text that appears below each error message listing
contains an explanation of the error message and, in some cases, corrective actions that
should be followed in order to correct the error condition. Though this information is
not shown on the signal generator’s display, it can be found in the following section.