FGX-2220 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

8-21. Error Messages

The FGX-2220 has a number of specific error codes. Use the SYSTem:ERRor command to recall the error codes. For more information regarding the error queue.

8-21-1.Command Error Codes

-101 Invalid character

An invalid character was used in the command string. Example:

#, $, %.

-102 Syntax error

SOURce1:AM:DEPTh MIN%

Invalid syntax was used in the command string. Example: An unexpected character may have been encountered, like an unexpected space.

SOURce1:APPL:SQUare , 1

-103 Invalid separator

An invalid separator was used in the command string. Example: a space, comma or colon was incorrectly used.

APPL:SIN 1 1000 OR SOURce1:APPL:SQUare

-108 Parameter not allowed

The command received more parameters than were expected.

Example: An extra (not needed) parameter was added to a command

SOURce1:APPL? 10

-109 Missing parameter

The command received less parameters than expected.

Example: A required parameter was omitted.

SOURce1:APPL:SQUare .

-112 Program mnemonic too long

A command header contains more than 12 characters:

OUTP:SYNCHRONIZATION ON

-113 Undefined header

An undefined header was encountered. The header is syntactically correct. Example: the header contains a character mistake.

SOUR1:AMM:DEPT MIN

-123 Exponent too large

Numeric exponent exceeds 32,000. Example:

SOURce[1|2]:BURSt:NCYCles 1E34000

-124 Too many digits

The mantissa (excluding leading 0’s) contains more than 255 digits.

-128 Numeric data not allowed

An unexpected numeric character was received in the command. Example: a numeric parameter is used instead of a character string.

SOURce1:BURSt:MODE 123

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