5½ Digit Multimeter Reference Manual Section 6:
2110-901-01 Rev. C/August 2013 6-3
Error codes
Errors are retrieved in first-in-first-out (FIFO) order. The first error returned is the first error that was
stored. When you have read all errors from the queue, the ERROR indicator turns off. The instrument
beeps once each time an error occurs.
If more than 20 errors occur, the last error stored in the queue (the most recent error) is replaced with
the error code:
-350, "Too many errors"
No additional errors are saved until you remove errors from the queue. After you remove errors from
the queue, the instrument responds with:
+0, "No error"
The following conditions clear the error queue:
• Turning off the power
• Sending a *CLS (clear status) command
The *RST (reset) command does not clear the error queue.
Refer to Viewing errors in the error queue (on page 2-24
) for information about how to view the
errors.
This topic provides information about execution errors (EE) and self-test errors (ST).
Error code Type Description
An invalid character was found in the command string.
Invalid syntax was found in the command string.
An invalid separator was found in the command string.
A parameter type error was found in the command string.
A Group Execute Trigger (GET) is not allowed in the command string.
-108 Parameter not allowed
More parameters were found than needed for the command.
Not enough parameters were received for the command.
-112 Program mnemonic too
long
A command header with too many characters was received.
An invalid command was received.
-121 Invalid character in number
An invalid character was found in the number specified for a parameter
value.
A numeric parameter with exponent larger than 32000 was found.
A numeric parameter was found whose mantissa contained more than
255 digits, excluding leading zeros.
A suffix was incorrectly specified for a numeric parameter.
A suffix was received following a numeric parameter which does not
accept a suffix.
-148 Character not allowed EE A discrete parameter was received but a character string or a numeric
An invalid character string was received.
-158 String data not allowed
A character string was received but not allowed for the command.
-160~-168 Block data errors
Block data is not acceptable.
-170~-178 Expression errors
The meter does not accept mathematical expression.
A Group Execute Trigger (GET) or *TRG was received but the trigger
was ignored.