Ametek SEQUOIA Series - Appendix C: Error Messages

Sequoia Series 219
Appendix C: Error Messages
Any errors that occur during operation from either the front panel or the remote control interface will
result in error messages. Error messages are displayed in the upper left hand corner of the LCD
display. They are also stored in the error message queue from which they can be queried using the
SYST:ERR? Query. The error queue has a finite depth. If more error messages are generated than
can be held in the queue, a queue overflow message will be put in the last queue location. To empty
the queue, use the error query until the No Error result is received.
Errors appearing on the LCD will generally remain visible until the user moves to another screen. If
multiple error messages are generated in succession, only the last message will be visible as there is
only space for one error message on the LCD display.
The same area of the display is also used to display status messages. While error messages always
have a negative error number, status messages have a positive number.
The table below displays a list of possible error and status messages along with their possible cause
and remedy.
Number
Message String
Cause
Remedy
0
"No error"
No errors in queue
Normal operation
-100
"Command error"
Unable to complete
requested operation
Check command syntax and data
type.
-102
"Syntax error"
SCPI command
syntax incorrect,
unrecognized
command or data type
Correct command syntax, e.g.
misspelled or unsupported command.
-103
"Invalid separator"
SCPI command
separator not
recognized
Check SCPI section of Programming
Manual.
-104
"Data type error"
Command data
element invalid
Check command for supported data
types.
-108
"Parameter not
allowed"
One or more
additional command
parameters were
received
Check Programming Manual for
correct number of parameters.
-109
"Missing parameter"
Too few command
parameters received
for requested
operation
Check Programming Manual for
correct number of parameters.
-110
"Command header
error"
Command header
incorrect
Check syntax of command.
-111
"header separator
error"
Invalid command
separator used.
Ensure that semi-colon is used to
separate command headers.
-112
"Program mnemonic
too long"
Command syntax
error
Check Programming Manual for
correct command syntax.
-113
"Undefined header"
Command not
recognized error
Check Programming Manual for
correct command syntax.
-120
"Numeric data error"
Data received is not a
number
Check Programming Manual for
correct command syntax.
-121
"Invalid character in
number"
Number received
contains non-numeric
character(s)
Check Programming Manual for
correct command syntax.
-123
"Exponent too large"
Number exponent
exceeds limits
Check Programming Manual for
correct command syntax.