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HP E1312A and HP E1412A Multimeter Error Messages 185Appendix B
Appendix B
HP E1312A and HP E1412A Multimeter
Error Messages
The following sections describe the types of errors the HP E1312A and
HP E1412A report; Execution Errors, Self-Test Errors and Calibration
Errors. The error code is given (e.g., -101) followed by the associated error
message and a description of what the error message means.
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:FREQ 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:
TRIG:COUN ’150’ or TRIG:COUN A
-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.
Ex
ample: SAMP:COUN