Error Messages 5
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Execution Errors
-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:
CONF:VOLT#DC
-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 – or you may have used a blank space instead of a
comma. Example:
TRIG:COUN,1 or CONF:TEMP 1000 0.1
-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:
DISP:TEXT 5.0
-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:
READ? 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