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Chapter , Error Messages
Numbered HP-IB Error Descriptions
The following HP-IB errors can be generated under any of the following conditions:
• controlling the Test Set with an IBASIC program running on the built-in IBASIC con-
troller
• controlling HP-IB devices/instruments, connected to the Test Set’s external HP-IB bus,
with an IBASIC program running on the built-in IBASIC controller
• controlling the Test Set with a program running on an external controller
• using the Test Set manually to print to an external HP-IB printer
• using the Test Set manually to access procedure/library/code files stored on an external
HP-IB disk
The negative numbers which precede the error message text correspond to the error
conditions outlined in the Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI). For
more information on SCPI, order the following book,
A Beginner’s Guide to SCPI Addison-Wesley Publishing Company ISBN 0-201-56350-9
HP P/N 5010-7166
NOTE: HP-IB Parser. The term “Parser” is used in the following error message descriptions. It
refers to the Test Set’s HP-IB command parser.
Error −100 Command error
This code indicates only that a Command Error as defined in IEEE 488.2, 11.5.1.1.4 has
occurred.
Error −101 Invalid character
A syntactic element contains a character which is invalid for that type.
Error −102 Syntax error
An unrecognized command or data type was encountered; for example, a string value was
received when the device does not accept strings.
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