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HP E1563A and E1564A Digitizer Error Messages 139
Appendix C
HP E1563A and E1564A Digitizer
Error Messages
The following sections describe the types of errors the HP E1563A and HP
E1564A report; Execution Errors, Self-Test Errors and Calibration Errors.
The error code is given (e.g., -101) followed by the associated error message
and a description of what the error message means.
Execution Errors
-101
Invalid character
An invalid character was found in the command string. You may have
inserted a character such as #, $, or % in the command header or within a
parameter. Example:
INP:FILT:FREQ#6E3
-102
Syntax error
Invalid syntax was found in the command string. You may have inserted a
blank space before or after a colon in the command header, or before a
comma. Example:
SAMP:COUN ,1
-103
Invalid separator
An invalid separator was found in the command string. You may have used
a comma instead of a colon, semicolon, or blank space, you may have used
a comma where none was required – or you may have used a blank space
instead of a comma. Example:
TRIG:LEV,1
or
DATA? 400 1
-104
Data type error
The wrong parameter type was found in the command string. You may have
specified a number where a string was expected, or vice versa.
Example:
SAMP:COUN ’150’ or SAMP:COUN A
-105
GET not allowed
A Group Execute Trigger (
GET
) is not allowed within a command string.
-108
Parameter not allowed
More parameters were received than expected for the command. You may
have entered an extra parameter, or you added a parameter to a command
that does not accept a parameter. Example:
SYST:ERR? 10
-109
Missing parameter
Fewer parameters were received than expected for the command. You
omitted one or more parameters that are required for this command.