User's Manual
Appendix C Service 
120  Series N5700 User’s Guide 
 Command Errors (continued) 
−141  Invalid character data 
Either the character data element contains an invalid character, or the element is not valid. 
−144  Character data too long 
The character data element contains more than 12 characters. 
−148  Character data not allowed 
A discrete parameter was received, but a string or numeric parameter was expected. 
−150  String data error 
Generic string data error 
−151  Invalid string data 
An invalid character string was received. Check that the string is enclosed in quotation marks. 
−158  String data not allowed 
A character string was received, but is not allowed for this command. 
−160  Block data error 
Generic block data error 
−161  Invalid block data 
The number of data bytes sent does not match the number of bytes specified in the header. 
−168  Block data not allowed 
Data was sent in arbitrary block format but is not allowed for this command. 
−170  Expression error 
Generic expression error 
−171  Invalid expression data 
The expression data element was invalid. 
−178  Expression data not allowed 
Expression data element was sent but is not allowed for this command. 
 Execution Errors (these errors set Standard Event Status register bit #4) 
−200  Execution error 
Generic syntax error 
−220  Parameter error 
A data element related error occurred. 
−221  Settings conflict 
A data element could not be executed because of the present instrument state. 
−222  Data out of range 
A data element could not be executed because the value was outside the valid range. 
−223  Too much data 
A data element was received that contains more data than the instrument can handle. 
−224  Illegal parameter value 
An exact value was expected but not received. 
−225  Out of memory 
The device has insufficient memory to perform the requested operation. 
−226  Lists not same length 
One or more lists are not the same length. 
−230  Data corrupt or stale 
Possible invalid data. A new reading was started but not completed. 










