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SERVICE LOG ERROR MESSAGES APPENDIX B
B-8 373XXA MM
Error Message Description
These errors are entered in the Service Log and output as part of the response of OGE/OGL commands for GPIB com
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mands. The list is subdivided into the type of GPIB error: 7204..., 7205..., 7206..., and 7207.
7204 GPIB COMMAND ERROR DESCRIPTIONS
Faulty program mnemonic syn
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tax
Generated when the program mnemonic found was not one of the currently defined
program mnemonics for the 373XXA.
Faulty suffix mnemonic syntax Generated when the suffix mnemonic found was not one of the currently defined suffix
mnemonics for the 373XXA.
Faulty mnemonic syntax Generated when the mnemonic found was not one of the currently defined program or
suffix mnemonics for the 373XXA.
Missing Program Message
Separator
Generated when the required semicolon preceding the next program mnemonic was
not found.
Expected NRf data Generated when a mnemonic is used that requires a trailing NRf numeric data ele-
ment. The data element was either missing or the first character of the data element
was not one of the acceptable NRf characters.
NRf mantissa too long The maximum allowable number of characters in the NRf numeric element mantissa is
255.
Exponent magnitude too large The maximum allowable exponent magnitude in an NRf element is +/— 32000.
Faulty NRf syntax Can be any number of syntactical errors such as more than one decimal point, inclu
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sion of a decimal point in the exponent field, an invalid character imbedded in the nu
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meric or no exponent value following the ‘E’.
Expected String Program Data Generated when a mnemonic is used that requires a trailing string data element. The
date element was either missing or no open quote character was found.
Missing close quote character Generated when a mnemonic is used that requires a trailing string data element. The
open quote character was found, but the close quote character was not.
Expected Arbitrary Block data Generated when a mnemonic is used that requires a trailing arbitrary block data ele
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ment and the trailing element was not an arbitrary block data element. Or in some
cases, the arbitrary block was empty.
Faulty Arbitrary Block Generated when a defined length arbitrary block data element is terminated early with
an EOI or an indefinite length arbitrary block data element is not properly terminated.
Missing Program Data Separator Two data elements of a program mnemonic that requires multiple program data ele
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ments, are not properly separated from each other by a comma.
Table B-3. GPIB-Related Error Messages (1 of 8)