Digitizers Error Messages 145Appendix C
Appendix C
Digitizers Error Messages
This appendix describe the types of errors the E1563A and E1564A report:
Execution Errors, Self-Test Errors and Calibration Errors.
Execution Errors
Number Title Description
-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: INP:FILT:FREQ#6E3
-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, you may
have used a comma where none was required – or you may have used
a blank space instead of a comma. Example: TRIG:LEV,1 or DATA?
400 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: SAMP:COUN '150' or SAMP:COUN A
-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: SYST:ERR? 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
-112 Program mnemonic
too long
A command header was received which contained more than the
maximum 12 characters allowed.
Example: SAMPLE:PRETRIGGER:COUNT 10
-113 Undefined header A command was received that is not valid for this digitizer. You may
have misspelled the command or it may not be a valid command.
If you are using the short form of the command, it may contain up to
four letters. Example: TRIGG:LEV 1.2
-121 Invalid character in
number
An invalid character was found in the number specified for a parameter
value. Example: STAT:QUES:ENAB #B01010102