Agilent Technologies N5183A MXG - Manual (Page 29)

Agilent N518xA, E8663B, E44x8C, and E82x7D Signal Generators Programming Guide 19
Getting Started with Remote Operation
Error Messages
Error Messages
If an error condition occurs in the signal generator, it is reported to both the SCPI (remote interface)
error queue and the front panel display error queue. These two queues are viewed and managed
separately; for information on the front panel display error queue, refer to the User’s Guide.
NOTE For additional general information on troubleshooting problems with your connections, refer
to the Help in the Agilent IO Libraries and documentation.
When accessing error messages using the SCPI (remote interface) error queue, the error numbers and
the <error_description> portions of the error query response are displayed on the host terminal.
Error Message File
A complete list of error messages is provided in the file errormessages.pdf, on the CD- ROM supplied
with your instrument. In the error message list, an explanation is generally included with each error
to further clarify its meaning. The error messages are listed numerically. In cases where there are
multiple listings for the same error number, the messages are in alphabetical order.
Characteristic SCPI Remote Interface Error Queue
Capacity (#errors) 30
Overflow Handling
Linear, first- in/first- out.
Replaces newest error with: -350, Queue overflow
Viewing Entries a
a.On the Agilent MXG, using this SCPI command to read out the error messages clears the display of the ERR annunciator and the error
message at the bottom of the screen.
Use SCPI query SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]?
Clearing the Queue b
b.On the Agilent MXG, executing the SCPI command *CLS clears the display of the ERR annunciator and the error message at the bottom
of the screen.
Power up
Send a *CLS command
Read last item in the queue
Unresolved Errors c
c. Errors that still exist after clearing the error queue. For example, unlock.
Re- reported after queue is cleared.
No Errors
When the queue is empty (every error in the queue has been read, or the queue is cleared), the
following message appears in the queue:
+0, "No error"