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Error Messages
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 th
is example.
• Detailed Description - The information that appears after the semicolon (;) p
rovides 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 erro
r 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.
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