Status Listings

 

 

SCPI-Defined Errors

Table 5-1. Command Errors (3 of 4)

 

 

 

 

Error Number

Error Description [description/explanation/examples]

 

 

 

 

–128

desc = “Numeric data not allowed”

 

 

help = ““

 

 

[A legal numeric data element was received, but the device does not accept

 

 

one in this position for the header.]

 

–131

desc = “Invalid suffix”

 

 

help = ““

 

 

The suffix does not follow the syntax described in IEEE 488.2, 7.7.3.2, or the

 

 

suffix is inappropriate for this device.]

 

–134

desc = “Suffix too long”

 

 

help = ““

 

 

[The suffix contained more than 12 characters (see IEEE 488.2, 7.7.3.4).]

 

–138

desc = “Suffix not allowed”

 

 

help = ““

 

 

[A suffix was encountered after a numeric element which does not allow

 

 

suffixes.]

 

–148

desc = “Character data not allowed”

 

 

help = ““

 

 

[A legal character data element was encountered where prohibited by the

 

 

device.]

 

–150

desc = “String data error”

 

 

help = ““

 

 

[This error, as well as errors –151 through –159, are generated when parsing a

 

 

string data element. This particular error message should be used if the device

 

 

cannot detect a more specific error.]

 

–151

desc = “Invalid string data”

 

 

help = ““

 

 

A string data element was expected, but was invalid for some reason (see IEEE

 

 

488.2, 7.7.5.2); for example, an END message was received before the terminal

 

 

quote character.]

 

–158

desc = “String data not allowed”

 

 

help = ““

 

 

[A string data element was encountered but was not allowed by the device at

 

 

this point in parsing.]

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