Appendix D Service
186 Series N6700 User’s Guide
Error Messages
Displaying the SCPI error queue
Front Panel: SCPI Command:
Press the Error key.
If errors appear, use the navigation
keys to scroll though the list.
SYST:ERR?
The entire error queue is read, then emptied.
Error List
The following table documents the various error messages that the
power system supports:
Error Device-dependent Errors (these errors set Standard Event Status register bit #3)
0 No error
This is the response to the ERR? query when there are no errors.
100 Too many channels
You have specified more channels than are installed in the mainframe.
101 Calibration state is off
Calibration is not enabled. The instrument will not accept calibration commands.
102 Calibration password is incorrect
The calibration password is incorrect.
103 Calibration is inhibited by switch setting
Calibration mode is locked out by the calibration switch.
104 Bad sequence of calibration commands
Calibration commands have not been entered in the proper sequence.
105 Unexpected output current
The measured output current is outside the acceptable range.
106 Zero measurement out of range error
The “zero” measurement value is outside the acceptable range.
107 Programming cal constants out of range
The programmed calibration constant is outside the acceptable range.
108 Measurement cal constants out of range
The measurement calibration constant is outside the acceptable range.
109 Over voltage cal constants out of range
The over voltage calibration constant is outside the acceptable range.
110 Wrong V+I
The instrument was unable to set the correct voltage or current value.
111 Aux vloc cal constants out of range
Calibration constants on the internal auxiliary local ADC are outside the acceptable range.
112 Aux vrem cal constants out of range
Calibration constants on the internal auxiliary remote ADC are outside the acceptable range.
113 Aux imon cal constants out of range
Calibration constants on the internal auxiliary imon ADC are outside the acceptable range.