Appendix C Service
120 Series N5700 User’s Guide
Command Errors (continued)
−141 Invalid character data
Either the character data element contains an invalid character, or the element is not valid.
−144 Character data too long
The character data element contains more than 12 characters.
−148 Character data not allowed
A discrete parameter was received, but a string or numeric parameter was expected.
−150 String data error
Generic string data error
−151 Invalid string data
An invalid character string was received. Check that the string is enclosed in quotation marks.
−158 String data not allowed
A character string was received, but is not allowed for this command.
−160 Block data error
Generic block data error
−161 Invalid block data
The number of data bytes sent does not match the number of bytes specified in the header.
−168 Block data not allowed
Data was sent in arbitrary block format but is not allowed for this command.
−170 Expression error
Generic expression error
−171 Invalid expression data
The expression data element was invalid.
−178 Expression data not allowed
Expression data element was sent but is not allowed for this command.
Execution Errors (these errors set Standard Event Status register bit #4)
−200 Execution error
Generic syntax error
−220 Parameter error
A data element related error occurred.
−221 Settings conflict
A data element could not be executed because of the present instrument state.
−222 Data out of range
A data element could not be executed because the value was outside the valid range.
−223 Too much data
A data element was received that contains more data than the instrument can handle.
−224 Illegal parameter value
An exact value was expected but not received.
−225 Out of memory
The device has insufficient memory to perform the requested operation.
−226 Lists not same length
One or more lists are not the same length.
−230 Data corrupt or stale
Possible invalid data. A new reading was started but not completed.