Error Messages
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SMU200A
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The message is displayed until the error is eliminated. It covers the status display in the
info line. After error elimination, the message automatically disappears and is also recor-
ded in the history.
SCPI command: SYSTem:SERRor
9.3 SCPI-Error Messages
The SCPI error messages are the same in all SCPI instruments. Detailed information and
an overview of all error messages as defined in SCPI standard can be found in the cor-
responding documentation.
The errors are assigned negative numbers. The error text being entered into the error/
event queue or being displayed is printed in bold face on the left together with the error
code. Below the error text, there is an explanation as to the respective error.
9.4 Device-Specific Error Messages
The following table contains all error messages specific for the instrument in alphabetical
order, as well as an explanation of the error situtaion. The positive error codes mark the
errors specific of the instrument.
The device-specific error messages set bit 3 in the ESR register.
The index provides a list of the error messages sorted according to their error codes.
Error
Code
Error Description Remedy
50 Extern reference out of
range or disconnected
External reference is selected but no
external signal is applied or the signal
is out of range.
Check the selected reference sig-
nal source (internal or external) in
the "Setup > Reference Oscilla-
tor" menu. Change setting to 'in-
ternal' if no appropriate external
source is available.
140 This modulation forces
other modulations off
A modulation has been switched on
which cannot be used at the same time
as an already active modulation. The
previous modulation has been
switched off.
Example: Enabling modulation GSM/
EDGE switches any active digital mod-
ulation off.
SCPI-Error Messages