298 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes Programming Guide
9 Error Codes
Old -300 “Internal error (StatVals Lost)”
“Internal error (StatInternalError)”
Description
These are generic device-dependent errors used when the instrument cannot detect more
specific errors.
New -301 "Module doesn't support this command (StatCmdUnknown)"
Description:
The addressed module does not support the SCPI command.
Example:
When a command from the SENSe SCPI tree is sent to a fixed or tunable laser source.
New -302 "Internal timeout error (StatTimedOut)"
Description:
A command has not returned in the expected time.
New -303 "Module slot empty or slot / channel invalid"
Description:
The user has send a command to an empty slot.
New -304 "Command was aborted (StatAborted)"
Description:
The command has been interrupted by another event.
New -305 "Internal messaging error (StatCmdError)"
"Internal messaging error (StatCmdNotAllowed)"
"Internal messaging error (StatWrongLength)"
"Internal messaging error (StatWrongReceiver)"
"Internal messaging error (StatBufAllocError)"
"Internal messaging error (StatDPRamFull)"; }
"Internal messaging error (StatSemError)"
Description:
An error has occured in the instrument communication system. Please report this error
with a description of the circumstances that generated the error and the configuration of
the system.
New -306 "Channel doesn't support this command (StatCmdUnknownForSlave)"
Description:
Slave channels have limited functionality. The module supports this command, but the
command must be sent to the master channel.
New -307 "Channel without head connection (StatHeadless)"
Description:
The channel supports this command, but it cannot be executed because the optical
measurement head is not plugged into the interface module.
Standard -310 “System error”
[Indicates that some error, termed “system error” by the device, has occurred. This code
is device-dependent.]
New/Old/Standard Error
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