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List of Errors
Command errors
An error in the range [-199, -100] indicates that an IEEE 488.2 syntax error has been
detected by the instrument
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s parser. The occurrence of any error in this class causes
the Command Error bit (bit 5) in the event status register to be set.
Error code
Error message description
-100 Command error
Command error. Generic syntax error.
-101 Invalid character
An invalid character exists. A data element different than
those allowed was recognized.
-102 Syntax error
Syntax error. An unrecognized command or data type was
encountered.
-103 Invalid separator
Invalid separator The parser was expecting a separator and
encountered an illegal character.
-104 Data type error
Data type error. The parser recognized a data element differ-
ent than one allowed.
-105 GET not allowed
Get not allowed. A Group Execute Trigger was received in a
program message.
-108 Parameter not allowed
Parameter not allowed More parameters were received than
expected for the header.
-109 Missing parameter
Missing parameter Fewer parameters were received than
required for the header.
-110 Command header error
Command header error. An error was detected in the header.
-112 Program mnemonic too
long
Mnemonic too long. The number of characters in the com-
mand header exceeds 12 characters.
-113 Undefined header
Undefined header. Inappropriate for the product.
-114 Header suffix out of range Invalid suffix exists in the header.
-115 Unexpected number of
parameters
Unexpected parameters were received in the header.
-120 Numeric data error
Numeric data error. Generated when parsing a data element
which appears to be numeric, including the nondecimal nu-
meric types.
-128 Numeric data not allowed Numeric data is not allowed.
-130 Suffix error
Suffix error. Generated when parsing a suffix.
-131 Invalid suffix
A suffix is invalid. The suffix does not follow the syntax, or the
suffix is inappropriate for the product.
-134 Suffix too long
Suffix too long. The suffix contains too many characters.
-138 Suffix not allowed
A suffix was encountered after a numeric parameter that does
not allow suffixes.
-140 Character data error
Character data error. Generated when parsing a character
data element.
