Improved error handling of B1500 driver

qcodes/instrument/sims/keysight_b1500.yaml

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ devices:
     error:
       error_queue:
         - q: 'ERRX?'
-          default: '0,"No Error."'
-          command_error: '1,"Command error"'
+          default: '+0,"No Error."'
+          command_error: '+1,"Command error"'
       status_register:
         - q: "*STB?"
           command_error: 32
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ devices:
       - q: "LMN 0"
       - q: "MT 0,0.1,7"
       - q: "FMT 1,0"
+      - q: "FL 1"
       - q: "WV 1,1,0,0,0,1,0.1,2"
       - q: "WT 0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0"
       - q: "WV 1,1,0,0.0,0.0,1,0.1,2.0"

qcodes/instrument_drivers/Keysight/keysightb1500/KeysightB1500_base.py

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class KeysightB1500(VisaInstrument):
     calibration_time_out = 60  # 30 seconds suggested by manual
     def __init__(self, name, address, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(name, address, terminator="\r\n", **kwargs)
-
         self.by_slot = {}
         self.by_channel = {}
         self.by_kind = defaultdict(list)
@@ -64,6 +63,17 @@ def __init__(self, name, address, **kwargs):
 
         self.connect_message()
 
+    def write(self, cmd):
+        """
+        Extend write method from the super to ask for error message each
+        time a write command is called.
+        """
+        super().write(cmd)
+        error_message = self.error_message()
+        if error_message != '+0,"No Error."':
+            raise RuntimeError(f"While setting this parameter received "
+                               f"error: {error_message}")
+
     def add_module(self, name: str, module: B1500Module) -> None:
         super().add_submodule(name, module)
 

qcodes/instrument_drivers/Keysight/keysightb1500/KeysightB1517A.py

@@ -914,14 +914,4 @@ def setup_staircase_sweep(
         self.iv_sweep.current_compliance(i_comp)
         self.root_instrument.clear_timer_count()
 
-        error_list, error = [], ''
-
-        while error != '+0,"No Error."':
-            error = self.root_instrument.error_message()
-            error_list.append(error)
-
-        if len(error_list) <= 1:
-            self.setup_fnc_already_run = True
-        else:
-            raise RuntimeError(f'Received following errors while trying to '
-                               f'set staircase sweep {error_list}')
+        self.setup_fnc_already_run = True

qcodes/instrument_drivers/Keysight/keysightb1500/KeysightB1520A.py

@@ -790,17 +790,7 @@ def setup_staircase_cv(
         self.ranging_mode(ranging_mode)
         self.measurement_range_for_non_auto(fixed_range_val)
 
-        error_list, error = [], ''
-
-        while error != '+0,"No Error."':
-            error = self.root_instrument.error_message()
-            error_list.append(error)
-
-        if len(error_list) <= 1:
-            self.setup_fnc_already_run = True
-        else:
-            raise Exception(f'Received following errors while trying to set '
-                            f'staircase sweep {error_list}')
+        self.setup_fnc_already_run = True
 
 
 class CVSweepMeasurement(MultiParameter):

qcodes/tests/drivers/keysight_b1500/b1500_driver_tests/test_b1500.py

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def test_self_calibration_failed(b1500):
 
 def test_error_message(b1500):
     response = b1500.error_message()
-    assert '0,"No Error."' == response
+    assert '+0,"No Error."' == response
 
 
 def test_clear_timer_count(b1500):
@@ -268,3 +268,24 @@ def test_enable_smu_filters(b1500):
                                     constants.ChNr.SLOT_03_CH2])
     mock_write.assert_called_once_with('FL 1,102,202,302')
 
+
+def test_error_message_is_called_after_setting_a_parameter(b1500):
+    mock_ask = MagicMock()
+    b1500.ask = mock_ask
+    mock_ask.return_value = '+0,"No Error."'
+
+    b1500.enable_smu_filters(True)
+    mock_ask.assert_called_once_with('ERRX?')
+
+    mock_ask.reset_mock()
+
+    mock_ask.return_value = '+200, "Output channel not enabled"'
+    with pytest.raises(Exception) as e_info:
+        b1500.enable_smu_filters(True)
+    mock_ask.assert_called_once_with('ERRX?')
+    error_string = 'While setting this parameter received error: +200, ' \
+                  '"Output channel not enabled"'
+    assert e_info.value.args[0] == error_string
+
+
+

qcodes/tests/drivers/keysight_b1500/b1500_driver_tests/test_sampling_measurement.py

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def test_sampling_measurement(smu_sampling_measurement,
     actual_data = smu_sampling_measurement.sampling_measurement_trace.get()
 
     np.testing.assert_allclose(actual_data, data_to_return, atol=1e-3)
-    smu_sampling_measurement.root_instrument.ask.assert_called_once_with('XE')
+    smu_sampling_measurement.root_instrument.ask.assert_called_with('XE')
 
 
 def test_compliance_needs_data_from_sampling_measurement(smu):