52 Appendix D: Error Messages
Appendix D: Error Messages
The following errors are generated by the HERMIT 2000 under fault
conditions. The most recently generated error number can be dis-
played using the self-test function. A large number of recorded er-
rors indicates that the instrument may require service. Refer to
Appendix B for information on how to obtain repair service.
Error
Displayed
No.
Message
Error Condition
00
SYSTEM
Recovery from an undefined error
condition.
01
WATCHDOG
Normal watchdog recovery from a
transient event.
02
INTERRUPT
The program has generated an
illegal BIOS interrupt.
03
BIOS CALL
The program has attempted to call
an undefined BIOS subroutine.
04
SLEEP
The instrument cannot properly
enter its sleep mode.
05
STACK
Internal program stack underflow.
06
INPUT#
The program has attempted to read
a nonexistent input channel.
10
OVERFLOW
Math expression overflow. Result or
intermediate result > .99999999 ×
10
127
.
11
UNDERFLOW
Math expression underflow. Result
or intermediate result > .99999999
× 10
-127
.
12
/ZERO
Division by zero.
13
ARG RANGE
Argument out of range.
14
SQRT(-)
Square root of a negative number.
15
LOG(0,-)
Logarithm of zero or a negative
number.
16
NEG ^X.X
Negative value raised to a non-
integer power.
20
PLT DEV.
The program has selected an illegal
plot device.
21
PLT SETUP
The program attempted an
incorrect plot setup.
22
PLT ABORT
Plotting aborted due to an illegal or
out-of-range coordinate pair.
30
CHECKSUM
Storage directory checksum error.
The instrument must perform a
complete reset to recover. Data are
not recoverable by the user.
31
BAD I.D.
The instrument cannot properly
access a data storage record or a
data storage record is bad.
32
WRITE
Value written to data storage did
not read back correctly.
33
RECORD#
The program attempted to access a
nonexistent data storage record.
34
OFFSET#
The program attempted to access
an illegal offset value within a
record.
35
DIR. FULL
The data storage directory is full.
36
FILENAME
The program has attempted to
access a data storage file that does
not exist.
37
CLOSED
The program has attempted to read
or write a closed file.
38
EOF
End-of-file error. The program has
attempted to read or write past the
end of a file or past the end of data
storage.
