Existing Applications; Ni-488.2 Error Codes; Configuration Errors - National Instruments NI-488.2 User Manual

Existing Applications

NI-488.2 Error Codes

Configuration Errors

Note National Instruments recommends using
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If the application does not have built-in error detection handling, you can
use NI Spy to determine which NI-488.2 call is failing.
To start NI Spy, refer to the
After you have an NI Spy capture file, you can use NI Spy to search for
failed NI-488.2 calls by searching for calls with the ERR bit set. Once you
know which NI-488.2 call fails, refer to Appendix B,
Conditions, and Appendix C,
understanding why the NI-488.2 call failed. This information is also
available in the NI-488.2 online help. For instructions on accessing the
online help, refer to the
About This Manual.
The error variable is meaningful only when the ERR bit in the status
variable, , is set. For a detailed description of each error and possible
ibsta
solutions, refer to Appendix C,
Several applications require customized configuration of the NI-488.2
driver. For example, you might want to terminate reads on a special
end-of-string character, or you might require secondary addressing. In
these cases, you can either reconfigure from your application using the
function or reconfigure using the NI-488.2 Configuration
ibconfig
utility.
If your application uses
previous configuration. For more information about using
to the description of
ibconfig
instructions on accessing the online help, refer to the
Documentation section in
Chapter 4
NI Spy section earlier in this chapter.
Error Codes and
Using the NI-488.2 Documentation
Error Codes and
to modify the configuration.
ibconfig
, it works properly regardless of the
ibconfig
in the NI-488.2 online help. For
About This Manual.
4-3
Debugging Your Application
Status Word
Solutions, for help
section in
Solutions.
ibconfig
Using the NI-488.2
NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows
, refer