Error Messages
The instrument returns error messages in accordance with the SCPI standard.
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Up to 20 errors can be stored in the instrument's error queue, and the triangle annunciator above
ERR
turns on
when one or more errors are in the error queue.
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Error retrieval is first-in-first-out (FIFO), and errors are cleared as you read them. When you have read all errors
from the error queue, the
ERR
annunciator turns off.
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If more than 20 errors have occurred, the last error stored in the queue (the most recent error) is replaced with -
350,"Queue overflow". No additional errors are stored until you remove errors from the queue. If no errors have
occurred when you read the error queue, the instrument responds with +0,"No error".
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Send SYSTem:ERRor? to read the most recent error. Each error is in the format: -104,"Data type error".
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To read the error queue from the front panel, press
[Menu]
, then turn the knob to
Error
and press the knob to
select it. Then rotate the knob to view the error codes. Be sure to record the error messages, because they will be
cleared when you exit the error list.
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The error queue is cleared by power cycles and
., but not
Error codes
The instrument's error codes are listed below:
-440,"Query UNTERMINATED after indefinite response"
-430,"Query DEADLOCKED"
-420,"Query UNTERMINATED"
-410,"Query INTERRUPTED"
-400,"Query error"
-363,"Input buffer overrun"
-350,"Queue overflow"
-330,"Self-test failed"
-310,"System error"
-277,"Macro redefinition not allowed"
-276,"Macro recursion error"
-273,"Illegal macro label"
-272,"Macro execution error"
-270,"Macro error"
-241,"Hardware missing"
-230,"Data corrupt or stale"
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