-200 through -299 Error Message Descriptions

-200 through -299 Error Message Descriptions

April 29, 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.