Error Messages
Error Messages
-350-99 IEEE and Parser Errors | 100-299 General Errors | 300-399 Module and Channel Errors | 400-449 Mass Storage Errors | 450-499 USB Logging Errors | 500-599 Serious Instrument Errors | 600-649 Self-test Errors | 700-799 Calibration Errors | 811 Operation Not Implemented | 900-999 Module Errors
- The instrument beeps once each time a command syntax or hardware error is generated. The front-panel ERROR annunciator turns on when one or more errors are currently stored in the error queue.
- Errors are retrieved in first-in-first-out (FIFO) order. The first error returned is the first error that was stored. Once you have read all of the interface-specific errors, the errors in the global error queue are retrieved.
- Errors are cleared as you read them. When you have read all errors from the interface-specific and global error queues, the ERROR annunciator turns off and the errors are cleared.
- If more than 20 errors have occurred, the last error stored in the queue (the most recent error) is replaced with -350,"Error queue overflow". No additional errors are stored until you remove errors from the queue. If no errors have occurred when you read the error queue, the instrument responds with +0,"No error".
- The front panel reports errors from all I/O sessions as well as the global error queue. To read the error queue from the front panel, use the View key.
- Error conditions are also summarized in the Status Byte Register. For more information on the Status System for the instrument, see Status System Introduction.
- The interface-specific and global error queues are cleared by the *CLS (Clear Status) command and when power is cycled. The errors are also cleared when you read the error queue. The error queue is not cleared by a Factory Reset (*RST command) or an Instrument Preset (SYSTem:PRESet command).
- The query reads and clears one error string from the error queue. The error string may contain up to 160 characters and consists of an error number and an error string enclosed in double quotes. For example:
-113,"Undefined header"
-350-99 IEEE and Parser Errors
| -350 | "Error queue overflow" |
| -330 | "Self test failed" |
| -256 | "File or folder name not found" |
| -231 | "Internal software error" |
| -230 | "Data stale" |
| -224 | "Data questionable" |
| -224 | "Illegal parameter value ranges must be positive" |
| -222 | "Data out of range" |
| -221 | "Settings conflict" |
| -214 | "Trigger deadlock" |
| -213 | "INIT ignored" |
| -211 | "Trigger ignored" |
| -123 | "Numeric overflow" |
| -114 | "Subopcode out of range" |
| -110 | "Internal communications timeout" |
| -56 | "System error" |
100-299 General Errors
| 100 | "Network Error" |
| 111 | "Channel list: slot number out of range" |
| 112 | "Channel list: channel number out of range" |
| 113 | "Channel list: empty scan list" |
| 201 | "Memory lost: stored state" |
| 202 | "Memory lost: power-on state" |
| 203 | "Memory lost: stored readings" |
| 204 | "Memory lost: time and date" |
| 221 | "Settings conflict: calculate limit state forced off" |
| 222 | "Settings conflict: module type does not match state" |
| 223 | "Settings conflict: trig source changed to IMM" |
| 224 | "Settings conflict: chan adv source changed to IMM" |
| 225 | "Settings conflict: DMM disabled or missing" |
| 226 | "Settings conflict: DMM enabled" |
| 251 | "Unsupported temperature transducer type" |
| 261 | "Not able to execute while scan initiated" |
| 262 | "Not able to abort scan" |
| 271 | "Not able to accept unit names longer than 3 characters" |
| 272 | "Not able to accept character in unit name" |
| 281 | "Not able to perform on more than one channel" |
| 291 | "Not able to recall state: it is empty" |
| 292 | "Not able to recall state: DMM enable changed" |
300-399 Module and Channel Errors
| 301 | "Module currently committed to scan" |
| 302 | "No module was detected in this slot" |
| 303 | "Module is not able to perform requested operation" |
| 304 | "Does not exist" |
| 305 | "Not able to perform requested operation" |
| 306 | "Part of a 4-wire pair" |
| 307 | "Incorrectly configured ref channel" |
| 308 | "Channel not able to perform requested operation" |
| 309 | "Incorrectly formatted channel list" |
400-449 Mass Storage Errors
| 401 | "Mass storage error: failed to create file" |
| 402 | "Mass storage error: failed to open file" |
| 403 | "Mass storage error: failed to close file" |
| 404 | "Mass storage error: file write error" |
| 405 | "Mass storage error: file read error" |
| 406 | "Mass storage error: file write error" |
| 407 | "Mass storage error: failed to remove file" |
| 408 | "Mass storage error: failed to create directory" |
| 409 | "Mass storage error: failed to remove directory" |
| 410 | "Not enough disk space" |
| 411 | "No external disk detected" |
| 412 | "External disk has been detached" |
| 413 | "File already exists" |
| 414 | "Directory already exists" |
| 415 | "File not found" |
| 416 | "Path not found" |
| 417 | "File not opened for writing" |
| 418 | "File not opened for reading" |
450-499 USB Logging Errors
| 450 | "Overrun during data collection: readings lost in USB transfer" |
| 451 | "Overrun during USB output: readings lost in USB transfer" |
| 452 | "Reading memory export aborted due to measurement reconfig" |
| 453 | "Not able to execute while logging data to USB" |
| 454 | "Not able to execute while copying data to USB" |
| 455 | "Not able to execute while importing a configuration from USB" |
| 456 | (none) |
| 457 | "Logging request ignored: USB device is busy" |
| 458 | "External USB drive is inaccessible" |
| 459 | "Logging to USB was stopped" |
| 460 | "Logging to USB was stopped after 2^32 sweeps of data" |
| 461 | "Memory lost: non-volatile settings; USB drive" |
| 462 | "Configuration import aborted" |
| 463 | "Configuration import failed" |
| 464 | "Invalid import file" |
| 465 | "Import file cardset does not match instrument" |
| 466 | "Operation not allowed in a configuration import file" |
| 467 | "No readings to export" |
| 468 | "Unable to fetch measurement config from internal processor" |
| 469 | "Internal processor returned an invalid measurement config" |
| 470 | "Measurement was reconfigured; Cannot save configuration data" |
| 471 | "USB operation aborted; Cannot save configuration data" |
| 472 | "One or more blcfg file names invalid; files inaccessible" |
| 473 | "Disk contains too many blcfg files; oldest files inaccessible" |
500-599 Serious Instrument Errors
| 514 | "RS-232 only: unable to execute using HP-IB" (34970A only) |
| 514 | "Not allowed; Instrument locked by another I/O session" (34972A only) |
| 521 | "Communications: input buffer overflow" |
| 522 | "Communications: output buffer overflow" |
| 532 | "Not able to achieve requested resolution" |
| 540 | "Not able to null channel in overload" |
| 550 | "Not able to execute command in local mode" |
600-649 Self-test Errors
| 601 | "Self-test: front panel not responding" |
| 602 | "Self-test: RAM read/write" |
| 603 | "Self-test: A/D sync stuck" |
| 604 | "Self-test: A/D slope convergence" |
| 605 | "Self-test/Cal: not able to calibrate rundown gain" |
| 606 | "Self-test/Cal: rundown gain out of range" |
| 607 | "Self-test: rundown too noisy" |
| 608 | "Self-test: serial configuration readback failed" |
| 609 | "Self-test: DC gain x1 failed" |
| 610 | "Self-test: DC gain x10 failed" |
| 611 | "Self-test: DC gain x100 failed" |
| 612 | "Self-test: Ohms 500 nA source failed" |
| 613 | "Self-test: Ohms 5 uA source failed" |
| 614 | "Self-test: DC 300V zero failed" |
| 615 | "Self-test: Ohms 10 uA source failed" |
| 616 | "Self-test: DC current sense failed" |
| 617 | "Self-test: Ohms 100 uA source failed" |
| 618 | "Self-test: DC high voltage attenuator failed" |
| 619 | "Self-test: Ohms 1 mA source failed" |
| 620 | "Self-test: AC rms zero failed" |
| 621 | "Self-test: AC rms full scale failed" |
| 622 | "Self-test: frequency counter failed" |
| 623 | "Self-test: cannot calibrate precharge" |
| 624 | "Self-test: unable to sense line frequency" |
| 625 | "Self-test: I/O processor does not respond" |
| 626 | "Self-test: I/O processor failed self-test" |
700-799 Calibration Errors
| 701 | "Cal security disabled by jumper" |
| 702 | "Cal: secured" |
| 703 | "Cal: invalid secure code" |
| 704 | "Cal: secure code too long" |
| 705 | "Cal: aborted" |
| 706 | "Cal: value out of range" |
| 707 | "Cal: signal measurement out of range" |
| 708 | "Cal: signal frequency out of range" |
| 709 | "Cal: no cal for this function or range" |
| 710 | "Cal: full scale correction out of range" |
| 720 | "Cal: DCV offset out of range" |
| 721 | "Cal: DCI offset out of range" |
| 722 | "Cal: RES offset out of range" |
| 723 | "Cal: FRES offset out of range" |
| 724 | "Cal: extended resistance self cal failed" |
| 725 | "Cal: 300V DC correction out of range" |
| 730 | "Cal: precharge DAC convergence failed" |
| 731 | "Cal: A/D turnover correction out of range" |
| 732 | "Cal: AC flatness DAC convergence failed" |
| 733 | "Cal: AC low frequency convergence failed" |
| 734 | "Cal: AC low frequency correction out of range" |
| 735 | "Cal: AC rms converter noise correction out of range" |
| 736 | "Cal: AC rms 100th scale correction out of range" |
| 740 | "Cal data lost: secure state" |
| 741 | "Cal data lost: string data" |
| 742 | "Cal data lost: DCV corrections" |
| 743 | "Cal data lost: DCI corrections" |
| 744 | "Cal data lost: RES corrections" |
| 745 | "Cal data lost: FRES corrections" |
| 746 | "Cal data lost: AC corrections" |
| 747 | "Config data lost: HP-IB address" (34970A only) |
| 747 | "Calibration failed" (34972A only) |
| 748 | "Config data lost: RS-232" (34970A only) |
| 748 | "Cal checksum failed internal data" (34972A only) |
| 749 | "DMM relay count data lost" |
811 Operation Not Implemented
| 811 | "Operation not implemented" |
900-999 Module Errors
| 901 | "Module hardware: unexpected data received" |
| 902 | "Module hardware: missing stop bit" |
| 903 | "Module hardware: data overrun" |
| 904 | "Module hardware: protocol violation" |
| 905 | "Module hardware: early end of data" |
| 906 | "Module hardware: missing end of data" |
| 907 | "Module hardware: module SRQ signal stuck low" |
| 908 | "Module hardware: not responding" |
| 910 | "Module reported an unknown module type" |
| 911 | "Module reported command buffer overflow" |
| 912 | "Module reported command syntax error" |
| 913 | "Module reported nonvolatile memory fault" |
| 914 | "Module reported temperature sensor fault" |
| 915 | "Module reported firmware defect" |
| 916 | "Module reported incorrect firmware installed" |