SCPI Error Messages

Command Errors (-100…)

Execution Errors (-200…)

Device-Specific Errors (-300…)

Query Errors (-400…)

Network Errors (+100...)

Instrument Errors (+200…)

Miscellaneous Errors (+300... and +500..)

Licensing and Self-test Errors (+600...)

Calibration Errors (+700…)

Miscellaneous Errors (+800...)

The instrument returns error messages in accordance with the SCPI standard.

Command Errors (-100…)

-100,"Command error"

-101,"Invalid character"

-102,"Syntax error"

-103,"Invalid separator"

-104,"Data type error"

-105,"GET not allowed"

-108,"Parameter not allowed"

-109,"Missing parameter"

-110,"Command header error"

-111,"Header separator error"

-112,"Program mnemonic too long"

-113,"Undefined header"

-114,"Header suffix out of range"

-120,"Numeric data error"

-121,"Invalid character in number"

-123,"Exponent too large"

-123,"Numeric overflow"

-124,"Too many digits"

-128,"Numeric data not allowed"

-130,"Suffix error"

-131,"Invalid suffix"

-134,"Suffix too long"

-138,"Suffix not allowed"

-140,"Character data error"

-141,"Invalid character data"

-144,"Character data too long"

-148,"Character data not allowed"

-150,"String data error"

-151,"Invalid string data"

-158,"String data not allowed"

-160,"Block data error"

-161,"Invalid block data"

-168,"Block data not allowed"

Execution Errors (-200…)

-203,"Command protected"

-203,"Command protected; feature not available on this model"

-203,"Command protected; instrument must be unsecured"

-203,"Command protected; large memory requires license MEM"

-203,"Command protected; License required"

-203,"Command protected; requires license DIG"

-203,"Command protected; requires license LAN"

-203,"Command protected; requires license SEC"

-203,"Secure option: Instrument security is unlocked"

-210,"Trigger error"

-211,"Trigger ignored"

-213,"Init ignored"

-214,"Trigger deadlock"

-220,"Parameter error"

-221,"Settings conflict"

-221,"Settings conflict; *TRG when TRIG:SOUR BUS not selected; trigger ignored"

-221,"Settings conflict; 10A current terminals not available with rear terminals; terminals set to 3A"

-221,"Settings conflict; CALC not allowed in current measurement function; CALC:STAT OFF set"

-221,"Settings conflict; CALC:SCAL:REF 0.0 not compatible with CALC:SCAL:FUNC PCT; CALC:SCAL:STATE OFF set"

-221,"Settings conflict; cannot delete state selected and enabled for automatic power-on recall"

-221,"Settings conflict; cannot meet requested timing; SAMP:TIM changed"

-221,"Settings conflict; cannot meet requested timing; TRIG:DEL changed"

-221,"Settings conflict; histogram lower range > upper range; CALC:TRAN:HIST:RANG:AUTO ON set"

-221,"Settings conflict; histogram not allowed in current measurement function; CALC:TRAN:HIST:STAT OFF set"

-221,"Settings conflict; internal trigger not allowed in current measurement function; TRIG:SOUR IMM selected"

-221,"Settings conflict; limit test not allowed in current measurement function; CALC:LIM:STAT OFF set"

-221,"Settings conflict; lower limit > upper limit; CALC:LIM:UPP set to CALC:LIM:LOW value"

-221,"Settings conflict; offset compensation not allowed with low power ohms; low power disabled"

-221,"Settings conflict; pretrigger count limited to 10,000 with CALC enabled; SAMP:COUN:PRET changed"

-221,"Settings conflict; pretrigger not supported on current measurement function; SAMP:COUN:PRET 0 set"

-221,"Settings conflict; pretrigger SAMP:COUN:PRETrig >= SAMP:COUN; SAMP:COUN:PRET changed"

-221,"Settings conflict; SAMP:COUN limited to memory size in pretrigger mode; SAMP:COUN changed"

-221,"Settings conflict; scaling not allowed in current measurement function; CALC:SCAL:STAT OFF set"

-221,"Settings conflict; smoothing not allowed in current measurement function; CALC:SMO:STAT OFF set"

-221,"Settings conflict; statistics not allowed in current measurement function; CALC:AVER:STAT OFF set"

-221,"Settings conflict; TRIG:LEVel value < minimum for current measurement function/range; TRIG:LEV MIN selected"

-221,"Settings conflict; TRIG:LEVel value > maximum for current measurement function/range; TRIG:LEV MAX selected"

-221,"Settings conflict; trigger count must be 1 in pretrigger mode; TRIG:COUN 1 set"

-221,"Settings conflict; trigger source is BUS"

-222,"Data out of range"

-222,"Data out of range; value clipped to lower limit"

-222,"Data out of range; value clipped to upper limit"

-222,"Data out of range; value requires license DIG"

-222,"Data out of range; value requires license MEM"

-223,"Too much data"

-224,"Illegal parameter value"

-225,"Out of memory; measurement data overrun"

-230,"Data corrupt or stale"

-231,"Data questionable; requested sample timing not met"

-240,"Hardware error; cannot communicate with measurement hardware"

-240,"Hardware error; CPU board initialization failed"

-240,"Hardware error; GPIB interface failed"

-240,"Hardware error; measurement FPGA FIFO overflow"

-240,"Hardware error; measurement hardware initialization failed"

-241,"Hardware missing"

-250,"Mass storage error: file read/write error"

-250,"Mass storage error; internal file system could not be opened"

-250,"Mass storage error; USB file system could not be opened"

-253,"Corrupt media; file system corruption detected; reformat needed"

-253,"Corrupt media; internal file system format failed"

-253,"Corrupt media; internal file system scan failed"

-253,"Corrupt media; USB file system scan failed"

-256,"File name not found"

-256,"File or folder name not found"

-257,"File name error"

-257,"File name error; access denied"

-257,"File name error; drive name missing or not recognized"

-257,"File name error; file or folder already exists"

-257,"File name error; file too large"

-257,"File name error; folder is default folder"

-257,"File name error; folder not empty"

-257,"File name error; invalid character in name"

-257,"File name error; not a folder name"

-257,"File name error; path is a folder name"

-257,"File name error; path name missing"

-257,"File name error; path too long"

-257,"File name error; relative path not allowed"

-257,"File name error; unknown file extension"

-292,"Referenced name does not exist"

Device-Specific Errors (-300…)

-310,"System error"

-310,"System error: secondary processor aborted due to error"

-310,"System error; internal software error"

-310,"System error; out of memory"

-310,"System error; software initialization failed"

-313,"Calibration memory lost"

-313,"Calibration memory lost; due to firmware revision change"

-314,"Save/recall memory lost; due to firmware revision change"

-314,"Save/recall memory lost; memory corruption detected"

-315,"Configuration memory lost"

-315,"Configuration memory lost; due to firmware revision change"

-315,"Configuration memory lost; memory corruption detected"

-350,"Queue overflow"

Query Errors (-400…)

-400,"Query error"

-410,"Query INTERRUPTED"

-420,"Query UNTERMINATED"

-430,"Query DEADLOCKED"

-440,"Query UNTERMINATED after indefinite response"

Network Errors (+100...)

+100,"Network Error"

+110,"LXI mDNS Error"

Instrument Errors (+200…)

+251,"Unsupported temperature transducer type"

+263,"Not able to execute while instrument is measuring"

+292,"State file size error"

+293,"State file corrupt"

+294,"Preference file size error"

+295,"Preference file corrupt"

Miscellaneous Errors (+300... and +500..)

+311,"Not able to specify resolution with Auto range"

+320,"Secondary processor communications error: boot message queue overflowed"

+320,"Secondary processor communications error: command returned error status"

+320,"Secondary processor communications error: communications restart failed"

+320,"Secondary processor communications error: communications restart succeeded"

+320,"Secondary processor communications error: data packet error detected"

+320,"Secondary processor communications error: read error detected"

+320,"Secondary processor communications error: write error detected"

+514,"Not allowed; Instrument locked by another I/O session"

+532,"Not able to achieve requested resolution"

+540,"Cannot use overload as math reference"

+541,"Cannot use zero as math reference for PCT scaling function"

+542,"Measured dB reference too small"

Licensing and Self-test Errors (+600...)

+600,"Internal licensing error"

+601,"License file corrupt or empty"

+602,"No valid licenses found for this instrument"

+603,"Some licenses could not be installed"

+604,"License not found"

+605,"License already installed"

+611,"Self-test failed; Real Time Clock reset, check battery"

+612,"Self-test failed; keyboard processor not responding"

+613,"Self-test failed; unable to communicate with power controller"

+614,"Self-test failed; unable to sense line frequency"

+615,"Self-test failed; measurement processor not responding"

+616,"Self-test failed; calibration memory reading error"

+617,"Self-test failed; FPGA unconfigured"

+618,"Self-test failed; FPGA bus error"

+619,"Self-test failed; FPGA clock"

+620,"Self-test failed; shift register"

+621,"Self-test failed; overload sense stuck on"

+622,"Self-test failed; ADC generic error"

+623,"Self-test failed; ADC integrator saturated"

+624,"Self-test failed; Coarse ADC error"

+625,"Self-test failed; ADC offset"

+626,"Self-test failed; ADC noise"

+627,"Self-test failed; Fine ADC generic error"

+628,"Self-test failed; Fine ADC off-scale low"

+629,"Self-test failed; Fine ADC off-scale high"

+630,"Self-test failed; Fine ADC range"

+631,"Self-test failed; Fine ADC bits stuck"

+632,"Self-test failed; Fine ADC slope"

+633,"Self-test failed; Fine ADC linearity"

+634,"Self-test failed; low DC zero"

+635,"Self-test failed; high DC zero"

+636,"Self-test failed; +7V reference"

+637,"Self-test failed; -10V reference"

+638,"Self-test failed; x1 gain, zero input"

+639,"Self-test failed; x10 gain, zero input"

+640,"Self-test failed; x100 gain, zero input"

+641,"Self-test failed; precharge"

+642,"Self-test failed; x1 gain, non-zero input"

+643,"Self-test failed; x10 gain, non-zero input"

+644,"Self-test failed; x100 gain, non-zero input"

+645,"Self-test failed; 100uA current source"

+646,"Self-test failed; 10uA current source"

+647,"Self-test failed; 2 ohm shunt"

+648,"Self-test failed; AC offset"

+649,"Self-test failed; frequency input"

+650,"Self-test failed; input switch"

+651,"Self-test failed; autocal 10 V range full scale"

+652,"Self-test failed; autocal 10 V range tenth scale"

+653,"Self-test failed; autocal 1 V range full scale"

+654,"Self-test failed; autocal 1 V range tenth scale"

+655,"Self-test failed; autocal 100 mV range full scale"

+656,"Self-test failed; autocal 100 V range reference"

+657,"Self-test failed; autocal 10 kOhm range full scale"

+658,"Self-test failed; autocal 10 kOhm range tenth scale"

+659,"Self-test failed; autocal 1 kOhm range full scale"

+660,"Self-test failed; autocal 100 kOhm tenth scale"

+661,"Self-test failed; autocal 1 MOhm half scale"

+662,"Self-test failed; autocal 100 KOhm to 1 MOhm transfer"

+663,"Self-test failed; autocal 1 MOhm to 10 MOhm transfer"

+664,"Self-test failed; autocal 10 MOhm internal resistor"

+665,"Self-test aborted; high ac voltage present on input terminals"

+666,"Self-test aborted; high dc voltage present on input terminals"

Calibration Errors (+700...)

+701,"Calibration error; security defeated"

+702,"Calibration error; calibration memory is secured"

+703,"Calibration error; secure code provided was invalid"

+704,"Calibration error: secure code too long"

+705,"Calibration error; calibration aborted"

+706,"Calibration error: provided value out of range"

+707,"Calibration error: computed correction factor out of range"

+708,"Calibration error: signal measurement out of range"

+708,"Calibration error; signal frequency out of range"

+709,"Calibration error: no calibration for this function/range"

+710,"Calibration error: full scale correction out of range"

+711,"Calibration error: calibration string too long"

+712,"Calibration failed"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; ADC configuration 'ACI' did not converge"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; ADC configuration 'ACV' did not converge"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; ADC configuration 'DCV' did not converge"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; DC offset for setup 'ACI'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; DC offset for setup 'ACV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; DC offset for setup 'DCV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; feedbackLutGainTune unsupported LUT goal"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; feedbackLutTune search did not converge"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; feedbackPiCancel did not converge for setup 'ACI'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; feedbackPiCancel did not converge for setup 'ACV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; feedbackPiCancel did not converge for setup 'DCV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; fine merge for setup 'ACI'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; fine merge for setup 'ACV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; fine merge for setup 'DCV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; fine offset for setup 'ACI'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; fine offset for setup 'ACV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; fine offset for setup 'DCV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; fineDcCancel found non-monotonic value in setup 'ACI'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; fineDcCancel found non-monotonic value in setup 'ACV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; fineDcCancel found non-monotonic value in setup 'DCV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; LUT gain for setup 'ACI'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; LUT gain for setup 'ACV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; LUT gain for setup 'DCV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; LUT goal incompatible with ACV"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; PI offset for setup 'ACI'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; PI offset for setup 'ACV'"

+713,"Calibration error; ADC calibration failed; PI offset for setup 'DCV'"

+713,"Calibration error; DCV 10M input impedance gain adjustment out of range"

+715,"Calibration error; must perform +100mV DCV calibration before -100mV"

+715,"Calibration error; must perform +100uA DCI calibration before -100uA"

+715,"Calibration error; must perform +10V DCV calibration before -10V"

+715,"Calibration error; must perform 10MOhm calibration before 100MOhm"

+720,"Calibration error; DCV offset out of range"

+721,"Calibration error; DCI offset out of range"

+722,"Calibration error; RES offset out of range"

+723,"Calibration error; FRES offset out of range"

+724,"Calibration error; extended resistance self cal failed"

+725,"Calibration error; 1000V DC correction out of range"

+726,"Calibration error; ACV offset out of range"

+727,"Calibration error; ACI offset out of range"

+730,"Calibration error; precharge DAC convergence failed"

+731,"Calibration error; A/D turnover correction out of range"

+732,"Calibration error; AC flatness calibration failed"

+733,"Calibration error; AC low frequency correction out of range"

+734,"Calibration error; AC flatness calibration restarted by function/range change"

+735,"Calibration error; 1 kHz AC flatness frequency point must be last frequency point in sequence"

+736,"Calibration error; DCI 100uA range self-cal failed"

+740,"Calibration data lost: secure state"

+740,"Calibration information lost; count, security state, security code, string"

+741,"Calibration data lost: string data"

+742,"Calibration data lost: corrections"

+746,"System information write failure"

+747,"System information read failure"

+748,"Calibration memory write failure"

+749,"Calibration memory read failure"

+750,"Autocalibration corrections lost lost; due to firmware revision change"

+750,"Autocalibration corrections lost"

+751,"Autocalibration memory write failure"

+752,"Autocalibration memory read failure"

+753,"Autocalibration measurement out of range"

+760,"Operation aborted; high voltage present on input terminals"

Miscellaneous Errors (+800...)

+800,"Nonvolatile memory write failure"

+810,"State has not been stored"

+820,"Model and serial numbers not restored"

+821,"Controller and measurement board model numbers do not match"

+822,"Controller and measurement board serial numbers do not match"

+823,"Incorrect firmware loaded for this model number"