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User Manual – Rev B FCS Series II
15. Error Messages
Any errors t during operation p ontrol interface
will result in error messages. Error me yed on the LCD display. They are also
stored in the error message queue from which they can be queried using the SYST:ERR?
Que he finite d or mes
held in the queue, a queue overflow message will be put in the last queue location. To empty the
que se N receiv
Errors appearing on the LCD will generally remain
scre f m ages are uccess
visible as there is only space for one error message on the LCD display.
The e a is also u ssages
always have e error number ave a positive number.
The below displays a list of poss m ssible
cause and remedy.
hat occur from either the front
ssages are displa
anel or the remote c
ry. T error queue has a epth. If more err sages are generated than can be
ue, u the error query until the o Error result is ed.
visible until the user moves to another
generated in sen. I ultiple error mess ion, only the last message will be
sam rea of the display
a negativ
sed to display status
, status messages h
messages. While error me
table ible error and status essages along with their po
Number Message String Cause Remedy
0 No errors in queue "No error"
-100 "Command error" Unable to complete
requested operation est.
Unit may be in a mode inconsistent
with requ
-102 "Syntax error" Misspelled or unsupported command Command syntax
incorrect.
-103 "Invalid separator" SCPI separator not
recognized
See SCPI section of programming
manual.
-104 rted data
types
"Data type error" Data type invaled. Check command for suppo
-108 "Parameter not allowed"
ers
ved.
nual for
correct number of parameters
One or more
additional paramet
were recei
Check programming ma
-109 "Missing parameter"
sted operation
Check programming manual for
correct number of parameters
Too few parameters
received for
reque
-110 "Command header error" Command header
incorrect
Check syntax of command.
-111 ror" mand "Header separator er Invalid command
separator used.
Use semi-colon to separate com
headers
-112 "Program mnemonic too
long"
Syntax error Check programming manual for
correct command syntax
-113 der" Command not Check programming manual for
orrect command syntax
"Undefined hea
recognized error c
-120 ta error" is not a Check programming manual for "Numeric da Data received
number correct command syntax
-121 "Invalid character in
number"
ed
contains non-numeric
character(s)
ntax
Number receiv
Check programming manual for
correct command sy
-123 "Exponent too large" Exponent in number
exceeds limits
anual for
correct parameter range
Check programming m
-128 "Numeric data not Number received
Check programming manual for
correct command syntax
allowed" when number is not
allowed.
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