Error Messages - VTI Instruments EX1000A User Manual

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Each function in this instrument driver returns a status code that either indicates success or describes
an error or warning condition. Programs should examine the status code from each call to an
instrument driver function to determine if an error occurred. The general meaning of the status code
is as follows:
The following table lists possible error codes and their meanings which may be returned by driver
functions. The following error codes, in hexadecimal, may be encountered while operating the
EX10xxA. The corresponding error messages' text can be obtained by using the
vtex10xxA_error_message function.
Error Code Error Message
0xBFFC0800L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_INSTR_FILE_OPEN
0xBFFC0801L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_INSTR_FILE_WRITE
0xBFFC0803L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_INSTR_INTERPRETING_RESPONSE
0xBFFC08F0L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_RUNTIME
0xBFFC08F1L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_INVALID_CONFIGURATION
0xBFFC08F2L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_ID_MISMATCH
0xBFFC08F3L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_ID_QUERY
0xBFFC08F4L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_MAX_INSTRUMENT
0xBFFC08F5L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_CLNT_CREATE
0xBFFC08F6L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_SYNCHRONIZATION
0xBFFC08F7L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_MEM_ALLOC
0xBFFC08F8L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_RPC
0xBFFC08F9L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_INVALID_LIST
0xBFFC08FAL #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_INVALID_CHANNEL
0xBFFC08FBL #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_INVALID_NUM_CHANNELS
0xBFFC08FCL #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_INVALID_SAMPLE_PERIOD
0xBFFC08FDL #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_INVALID_EU_CONV
0xBFFC08FEL #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_TRIG_TIMER_OUT_OF_RANGE
0xBFFC08FFL #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_TRIG_COUNT_OUT_OF_RANGE
0xBFFC0900L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_TRIG_DELAY_OUT_OF_RANGE
0xBFFC0901L #define VTEX10XXA_ERROR_ARM_DELAY_OUT_OF_RANGE
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Value Meaning
VI_SUCCESS (0) Success
Positive Values Warnings
Negative Values
EX10xxA/RX1032/EX1044 Function Calls
Errors
Meaning
The driver failed to read a file.
The driver failed to write a file.
The driver did not understand the instrument's
response.
Runtime error.
Invalid configuration.
ID mismatch.
ID query.
Max instrument exceeded.
This driver does not support the device indicated
by the provided resource string.
Synchronization error.
Memory allocation.
RPC error.
Invalid scanlist number.
Invalid channel number.
Invalid number of channels.
Invalid sample period.
Invalid engineering unit (EU) conversion
Trigger timer out of range.
Trigger count out of range.
Trigger delay out of range.
Arm delay out of range.