-200 through -299 Error Message Descriptions

-200 through -299 Error Message Descriptions

Last updated: January 16, 2009

Description

These errors are generated when something occurs that is incorrect in the current state of the instrument. These errors may be generated by a user action from either the remote or the manual user interface.

Error Message

Description

-200 Execution error

This event bit (Bit 4) indicates a PROGRAM DATA element following a header was outside the legal input range or otherwise inconsistent with the device's capabilities, see IEEE 488.2, 11.5.1.1.5.

-203 Command protected

Indicates that a legal password-protected program command or query could not be executed because the command was disabled.

-220 Parameter error

Indicates that a program data element related error occurred.

-221 Setting 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 defined by the devices

-223 Too much data

Indicates that a legal program data element of block, expression, or string type was received that contained more data than the device could handle due to memory or related device-specific requirements.

-224 Illegal parameter value

Indicates that the value selected was not part of the list of values given.

-225 Out of memory

The device has insufficient memory to perform the requested operation.

-226 Lists not the same length

Attempted to use LIST structure having individual LIST's of unequal lengths.

-230 Data corrupt or stale

Indicates invalid data, a new reading started but not completed since the last access.

-231 Data questionable

Indicates that measurement accuracy is suspect.

-233 Invalid version

Indicates that a legal program data element was parsed but could not be executed because the version of the data is incorrect to the device. For example, a not supported file version, a not supported instrument version.

-240 Hardware error

Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of a hardware problem in the device.

-241 Hardware missing

Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of missing device hardware. For example, an option was not installed.

-250 Mass storage error

Indicates that a mass storage error occurred. The device cannot detect the more specific errors described for errors -251 through -259.

-251 Missing mass storage Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of missing mass storage.
-252 Missing media

Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of missing media. For example, no disk.

-253 Corrupt media

Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of corrupt media. For example, bad disk or wrong format.

-254 Media full

Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the media is full. For example, there is no room left on the disk.

-255 Directory full

Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the media directory was full.

-256 File name not found

Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the file name was not found on the media.

-257 File name error

Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the file name on the device media was in error. For example, an attempt was made to read or copy a nonexistent file.

-258 Media protected

Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the media was protected. For example, the write-protect switch on a memory card was set.

-270 Macro error

Indicates that a macro related execution error occurred.

-271 Macro syntax error

Indicates that a syntactically legal macro program data sequence, according to IEEE 488.2, 10.7.2, could not be executed due to a syntax error within the macro definition.

-272 Macro execution error

Indicates that a syntactically legal macro program data sequence could not be executed due to some error in the macro definition, see IEEE 488.2, 10.7.6.3.

-273 Illegal macro label

Indicates that the macro label was not accepted, it did not agree with the definition in IEEE 488.2, 10.7.3

-274 Macro parameter error

Indicates that the macro definition improperly used a macro parameter placeholder, see IEEE 4882, 10.7.3.

-275 Macro definition too long

Indicates that a syntactically legal macro program data sequence could not be executed because the string of block contents were too long for the device to handle, IEEE 488.2, 10.7.6.1.

-276 Macro recursion error

Indicates that a syntactically legal macro program data sequence count not be executed because it would be recursive, see IEEE 488.2, 10.7.6.6.

-277 Macro redefinition not allowed

Indicates that redefining an existing macro label, see IEEE 488.2, 10.7.6.4.

-278 Macro header not found

Indicates that a legal macro label in the *GMS?, see IEEE 488.2, 10.13, could not be executed because the header was not previously defined.