The 81150A / 81160A has two levels of error reporting called “warnings” and
“errors”. Checking for errors and warnings is always enabled, unless you switch
off the output(s).
A warning is generated when the output signal could be invalid due to a
combination of worst case uncertainties at the current settings of all
relevant parameters.
For example, when adjusting the pulse width, all other timing parameters
and their uncertainties have to be considered in order to check if the width
setting will fits within the pulse period.
The warning limits are therefore not fixed for a particular parameter, but
vary with the settings of the related parameters. It is also possible that the
error and warning limits are the same, that is, a warning does not occur
before the error limit is reached.
If a warning occurs, the settings are still implemented in the hardware
because the worst-case conditions used to evaluate the warning limits are
very unlikely to occur in practice.
A blinking W indicates that one or more warnings have occurred. The first 5
warning messages will be displayed on the screen. These messages will
stay active until the warning condition is changed by changing the settings
of the respective parameter. Press to view the warning list.
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