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Standard SCPI Error Messages
Standard SCPI error messages have negative error numbers. The following are the
standard SCPI error messages for the B2200:
Command Error
If syntax of SCPI command is not valid, a -1XX error occurs. The error number and
message are placed in the error queue, and bit5 of the Standard Event Status
Register is set.
A SCPI command consists of a command header and zero or more parameters.
The following are example SCPI commands:
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Subsystem command: :ROUT:OPEN:CARD 1
:ROUT:OPEN:CARD is the command header, and 1 is the parameter.
A subsystem command header consists of mnemonics (keywords) separated by
colons. Query commands have a question mark (?) at end of last mnemonic.
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Common command: *SRE 48
*SRE is the command header, and 48 is the parameter.
A common command header consists of an asterisk (*) followed by 3
characters. Query commands have a question mark (?) at end of header.
Error
Number
Command error
-100
Generic syntax error that cannot be determined more specifically.
Invalid character
-101
A syntax element contains a character that is invalid for that type of
element; for example, a header containing an ampersand.
Syntax error
-102
An unrecognized command or data type was received; for example, a
string was received when the B2200 does not accept strings.
Agilent B2200 User's Guide, Edition 2
Standard SCPI Error Messages
Error Message and Description
Error Messages
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