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Table 4-2. Summary of Error Messages
Error Number Error String (Description/Explanation/Examples)
-100
-101
-102
-103
-104
-105
-108
-109
-112
-113
-121
-123
-124
-128
-131
-138
-141
-144
-148
-150
-151
-158
-160
-161
-168
-170
-171
-178
-180
-181
-183
Command error [generic]
Invalid character
Syntax error [unrecognized command or data type]
Invalid separator
Data type error [e.g., "numeric or string expected, got block data’’]
GET not allowed
Parameter not allowed [too many parameters]
Missing parameter [too few parameters]
Program mnemonic too long [maximum 12 characters]
Undefined header [operation not allowed]
Invalid character in number [includes "9" in octal data "#q", etc.]
Exponent too large [numeric overflow; exponent magnitude >32 k]
Too many digits [number too long; more than 255 digits received]
Numeric data not allowed
Invalid suffix [unrecognized units, or units not appropriate]
Suffix not allowed
Invalid character data [bad character, or unrecognized]
Character data too long [maximum length is 12 characters]
Character data not allowed
String data error
Invalid string data [e.g., END received before close quote]
String data not allowed
Block data error
Invalid block data [e.g., END received before length satisfied]
Block data not allowed
Expression error
Invalid expression [e.g., illegal character in expression]
Expression data not allowed
Macro error
Invalid outside macro definition [e.g., ’$1’ outside macro definition]
Invalid inside macro definition
-200
-220
-221
-222
-223
-240
Execution error [generic]
Parameter error
Settings conflict [uncoupled parameters]
Data out of range [e.g., frequency too high for this instrument]
Too much data [out of memory; block, string, or expression too long]
Hardware error
-310
-313
-330
-350
System error
Calibration memory lost [out of cal due to memory failure]
Self-test failed [more specific data after ";"]
Too many errors [error queue overflow]
-400
-410
-420
-430
-440
Query error
Query INTERRUPTED [query followed by DAB or GET before response complete]
Query UNTERMINATED [addressed to talk, incomplete program message received]
Query DEADLOCKED [input buffer and output buffer full; can’t continue]
Query UNTERMINATED after indefinite response [indefinite response request not the last request in
message unit]