Chapter 1 39
Instrument Messages
Instrument Messages
Instrument Messages
–144 Character data too long
The character data element contains more than twelve characters (see
IEEE 488.2, 7.7.1.4).
–141 Invalid character data
Either the character data element contains an invalid character or the
particular element received is not valid for the header.
–140 Character data error
This error, as well as errors –141 through –149, is generated when parsing
a character data element. This particular error message is used if the
device cannot detect a more specific error.
–138 Suffix not allowed
A suffix was encountered after a numeric element which does not allow
suffixes.
–134 Suffix too long
The suffix contained more than twelve characters (see IEEE 488.2,
7.7.3.4).
–131 Invalid suffix
Attempt to send a SCPI command with a suffix tha t do e s n ot match the
current units for the function.
The suffix does not follow the syntax described in IEEE 488.2, 7.7.3.2, or
the suffix is inappropriate for this device.
–130 Suffix error
This error, as well as errors –131 through –139, is generated when parsing
a suffix. This particular error message is used if the device cannot detect a
more specific error.
–128 Numeric data not allowed
A legal numeric data element was received, but the device does not accept
one in this position for the header.
–124 Too many digits
The mantissa of a decimal-numeric data element contained more than 255
digits excluding leading zeros (see IEEE 488.2, 7.7.2.4.1).
–123 Exponent too large
The magnitude of an exponent was greater than 32000 (see IEEE 488.2,
7.7.2.4.1).
–121 Invalid character in number
An invalid character for the data type being parsed was encountered. For
example, an alpha in a decimal numeric or a “9” in octal data.