California Instruments MX30-1 - Error Messages

User Manual - Rev AJ California Instruments
10. 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 mes
using the SYST:ERR? Query. The error queue has a finite depth. If more error messages are
the error
Errors appearing on the LCD will generally remain visible until the user moves to another
enerate
or mess
The same area of the display is also used to dis
always have a negative error number, status me
e error status messages along with their possible
cause and remedy.
sage queue from which they can be queried
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 query until the No Error result is received.
screen. If multiple error messages are g
visible as there is only space for one err
d in succession, only the last message will be
age on the LCD display.
play status messages. While error messages
ssages have a positive number.
The table below displays a list of possibl and
Number Message String Cause Remedy
0 "No error" No errors in queue
-100 "Command error" Unable to c
requested operation
Unit may be in a mode
inconsistent with request.
omplete
-102 "Syntax error" Command Misspelled or unsupported syntax incorrect.
command
-103 "Invalid separator" SCPI separator not
ognized programming manual. rec
See SCPI section of
-104 "Data type error" Data type invalid. Check command for supported
data types
-108 "Parameter not
allowed"
One or more a
parameters
dditional Check programming manual for
were received. correct number of parameters
-109 "Missing parameter" Too few pa
eived for
eration
rameters
quested
Check programming manual for
correct number of parameters
rec re
op
-110 "Command header Command h
error"
eader incorrect Check syntax of command.
-111 "header separator Inv
error" used.
alid command separator Use semi-colon to separate
command headers
-112 "Program mnemonic Syntax erro
too long"
r Check programming manual for
correct command syntax
-113 "Undefined header" Command
error
not recognized Check programming manual for
correct command syntax
-120 "Numeric data error" Data receiv
mber
ed is not a Check programming manual for
correct command syntax nu
-121 "Invalid character in
number"
Number received contains
non-numeri
Check programming manual for
c character(s) correct command syntax
-123 "Exponent too large" Ex
ex
ponent in
ceeds lim correct parameter range
number Check programming manual for
its
-128 "Numeric data not Number received when
mber is n
Check programming manual for
allowed" nu ot allowed. correct command syntax
-168 "Block data not Blo
allowed"
ck data was sent. Check programming manual for
correct command syntax
-200 "Execution error" Command could not be Command may be inconsistent
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