[-199 to -100] | [-299 to -200]
[-399 to -300] | [-499 to -400]
[100 and higher]

Appendix

Command errors

An error in the range [-199, -100] indicates that an IEEE 488.2 syntax error has been detected by the instrument’s parser. The occurrence of any error in this class causes the Command Error bit (bit 5) in the event status register to be set.

Error code		Error message description
-101	Invalid character	A syntactic element contains a character that is invalid for that type.
-102	Syntax error	An unrecognized command or data type was encountered.
-103	Invalid separator	The parser was expecting a separator and encountered an illegal character.
-108	Parameter not allowed	More parameters were received than expected for the header.
-109	Missing parameter	Fewer parameters were received than required for the header.
-110	Command header error	An error was detected in the header.
-112	Program mnemonic too long	The number of characters in the header exceeds 12 characters.
-113	Undefined header	The header is undefined for this device.
-114	Header suffix out of range	The header is invalid because the header suffix is out of range.
-115	Unexpected number of parameters	The number of parameters does not match the requested number of parameters.
-120	Numeric data error	This error is generated when parsing a data element that appears to be numeric, including the nondecimal numeric types.
-128	Numeric data not allowed	A value is invalid.
-131	Invalid suffix	The suffix does not follow the syntax or the suffix is inappropriate for this device.
-138	Suffix not allowed	A suffix was encountered after a numeric element which does not allow suffixes.
-140	Character data error	This error is generated when parsing a character data element.
-141	Invalid character data	Either the character data element contains an invalid character or the particular element received is not valid for the header.
-144	Character data too Long	The character data element contains more than twelve characters.
-150	String data error	This error is generated when parsing a string data element.
-151	Invalid string data	A character string is invalid. For example, the END message comes before the end quote.
-158	String data not allowed	The character string is valid, but is not allowed by the parser.
-161	Invalid block data	The block data is invalid.

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Execution errors

An error in the range [-299, -200] indicates that an error has been detected by the instrument’s execution control block. The occurrence of any error in this class causes the Execution Error bit (bit 4) in the event status register to be set.

 

Error code		Error message description
-203	Command protected	Indicates that a legal password-protected program command or query could not be executed because the command was disabled.
-211	Trigger ignored	Indicates that a GET, *TRG, or triggering signal was received and recognized by the device but was ignored because of device timing considerations.
-213	Init ignored	Indicates that a request for a measurement initiation was ignored as another measurement was already in progress.
-214	Trigger deadlock	Indicates that the trigger source for the initiation of a measurement is set to GET and a subsequent measurement query was received.
-220	Parameter error	Indicates that a program data element related error occurred.
-221	Settings conflict	Indicates that a legal program data element was parsed but could not be executed due to the current device state.
-222	Data out of range	Indicates that a legal program data element was parsed but could not be executed because the interpreted value was outside the legal range as defined by the device.
-224	Illegal parameter value	Used where an exact value, from a list of possible values, was expected.
-230	Data corrupt or stale	Possibly invalid data; new reading started but not completed since last access.
-241	Hardware missing	Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of missing device hardware.

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Device-specific errors

The occurrence of any error in this class causes the Device Dependent Error bit (bit 3) in the event status register to be set.

 

Error code		Error message description
-310	System error	This is a system error.
-311	Memory error	This is a memory error.
-313	Calibration memory lost	The calibration data has been lost.
-314	Save/recall memory lost	The data that was saved with the *SAV command has been lost.
-315	Configuration memory lost	The system settings data has been lost.
-330	Self-test error	An error occurred during the self-test.
-350	Queue overflow	A specific code entered into the queue in lieu of the code that caused the error. This code indicates that there is no room in the queue and an error occurred but was not recorded.
-363	Input buffer overrun	Buffer overrun error. This error applies when the RS232C interface is used.

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Query errors

An error in the range [-499, -400] indicates that the output queue control of the instrument has detected a problem with the message exchange protocol described in IEEE 488.2, chapter 6. The occurrence of any error in this class causes the Query Error bit (bit 2) in the event status register to be set.

 

Error code		Error message description
-410	Query INTERRUPTED	Received a new command before the response was read.
-420	Query UNTERMINATED	The controller attempted to read the response after the device received an unsupported query or has not received a query. The -100 "COMMAND ERROR" error and this error are stored in the error queue. The controller will time out.
-430	Query DEADLOCKED	The error queue, input buffer, and output buffer are full when sending large binary data as a response, and the transmission timing is off.

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Device-specific errors

The occurrence of any error in this class causes the Device Dependent Error bit (bit 3) in the event status register to be set.

Errors that have a number of +900 or greater are generated as a result of the self test that is run when the *TST? query is received.

 

Error code		Error message description
101	Setting conflicts due to PROTection state	Cannot be set because a protection function is activated.
102	Setting conflicts while INPut is ON	Cannot be set because the load is on.
103	Setting conflicts while INPut:SHORt is ON	Cannot be set because the short function is in operation.
104	Setting conflicts while PROGram is running	Cannot be set because a program is running.
105	Setting conflicts while PULSe is running	Cannot be set because pulse operation is in progress.
106	Setting conflicts due to invalid FUNCtion:MODE	Cannot be set because an invalid mode is set.
107	Setting conflicts while in CVOPtion is OFF	Cannot be set because the +CV function is disabled.
108	Wrong password given	The password is not correct.
109	Illegal password format	The password is illegal.
110	Mutual-sync is not established	Mutual-sync is not established.
121	ARBitrary map index out of range	The number of data points of the arbitrary I-V characteristics map is out of range.
122	ARBitrary map voltage out of range	The voltage of the arbitrary I-V characteristics map is out of range.
123	ARBitrary map current out of range	The current of the arbitrary I-V characteristics map is out of range.
124	ARBitrary map data conflict	The arbitrary I-V characteristics map is invalid.
125	Too less ARBitrary map data	The number of data of the arbitrary I-V characteristics map is too low.
126	Too many ARBitrary map data	The number of data of the arbitrary I-V characteristics map is too large.
201	Illegal buffer size due to not in 2^N	The buffer size is not 2^N.
202	Same item is specified more than once	The same item is specified multiple times.
203	NONE is invalid in multiple item settings	NONE is invalid if multiple items are set.
204	IMMediate is invalid in multiple item settings	IMMediate is invalid if multiple items are set.
205	BUS is invalid in multiple item settings	Connections for parallel operation are illegal.
301	Illegal PROGram name	The program name is illegal.
302	PROGram name already exists	The program name is already used.
303	PROGram not found	The program could not be found.
304	PROGram not selected	No program is selected.
305	Selected PROGram cannot be deleted	The selected program cannot be deleted.
306	Recursive PROGram specified	A recursive program has been specified.
307	STEP number out of range	The number of steps is too large.
308	Execution error due to non-existing PROGram specified	An execution error occurred because you specified a non-existing program.
309	Execution error due to value range conflict	An execution error occurred due to a value range conflict.
310	TRANsient not operating	The TRANsient function is not operating.
311	TRANsient not suspending	The TRANsient function is not paused.
313	PROGram cannot be created during selection	Programs cannot be created when a program is being selected.

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