Programming instructions

Error Messages 123
Execution Errors
-101 Invalid character
An invalid character was found in the command string. You may have used an invalid
character such as #, {, $, or % in the command header or within a parameter.
Example:
OPEN {@101)
-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. Or you may
have omitted the ‘‘
@’’ character in the channel list syntax.
Examples: ROUT:CHAN: DEL 1 or ROUT:OPEN ( 101:102)
-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 -- or you may have used a blank space
instead of a comma.
Example:
TRIG:COUNT,1
-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 this command. You may have entered
an extra parameter or added a parameter to a command that does not require a parameter.
Example:
ROUT:CLOS:STAT? 2
-109 Missing parameter
Fewer parameters were received than were expected for this command. You have omitted
one or more parameters that are required for this command.
Example: ROUT:CHAN:DEL 10,
-112 Program mnemonic too long
A command header was received which contained more than the maximum 12 characters
allowed.
Example:
CONFIGURE:EXTERNAL:TRIGGER:SOURCE 2
-113 Undefined header
A command was received that is not valid for this instrument. You may have misspelled
the command or it may not be a valid command. If you are using the short form of this
command, remember that it may contain up to four letters.
Examples:
TRIGG:SOUR TIM
-121 Invalid character in number
An invalid character was found in the number specified for a parameter.
Example:
TRIG:TIMER 12..34
-123 Exponent too large
A numeric parameter was found whose exponent was large than 32,000.
-124 Too many digits
A numeric parameter was found whose mantissa contained more than 255 digits,
excluding leading zeros.
-128 Numeric data not allowed
The wrong parameter type was found in the command string. You may have specified a
number where a string or expression was expected, or vice versa.
Examples:
DISP:TEXT 5.0 or ROUT:CLOSE 101