Chapter 5 Error Messages

Execution Errors

 

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: CONF:VOLT#DC

-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 – or you may

 

have used a blank space instead of a comma. Example: TRIG:COUN,1

 

or CONF:FREQ 1000 0.1

-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: DISP:TEXT 5.0

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-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: READ? 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. Example: SAMP:COUN

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Agilent Technologies 34401A manual Execution Errors

34401A specifications

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