A 53220A/53230A Error Messages
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Table A-1 53220A/53230A error message descriptions.
Code Message Description
Command errors
-100 Command Error Generic syntax error - a Command Error as has occurred.
-101 Invalid character
An invalid character is present in the command’s header or in a
parameter.
-102 Syntax error
An unrecognized (misspelled) command was received or separator
between parameters is missing.
-103 Invalid separator
An invalid separator (e.g. something other than a comma, space, or
semicolon) was received.
-104 Data type error
The wrong data type (number, character, string, expression) was used
when specifying a parameter.
-108 Parameter not allowed
More parameters were received than expected for the command
header.
-109 Missing parameter Command requires a parameter or parameters.
-110 Command header error
An error was detected in the command header but more specific
information is not available.
-111 Header separator error
An invalid separator follows the command header. A valid separator is
usually a (blank) space.
-112 Program mnemonic too long The command header contains more than 12 characters.
-113 Undefined header
The command header is syntactically correct, but undefined for the
instrument.
-114 Header suffix out of range
A numeric suffix included as part of the command header is out of range
(e.g. ‘3’ when only ‘1’ or ‘2’ is valid.
-120 Numeric data error
A numeric data element was detected but more specific information is
not available.
-121 Invalid character in number
A character other than a number, comma, or decimal point is embedded
in the number specified.
-123 Exponent too large The magnitude of the exponent is greater than 32,000.
-124 Too many digits
The mantissa (the positive fractional part of the number) contains more
than 255 digits.