IviSwtch Error and Warning Codes

The functions in this class driver generate return values that report the status of this operation. To obtain a text description of the status code, or if the status code is not listed below, call the IviSwtch_error_message function. To obtain additional information about the error condition, use the IviSwtch_GetError and IviSwtch_ClearError functions.

Note  If a function succeeds, it returns VI_SUCCESS, which has a numeric value of 0.

Status Code Ranges

Status Code Type	Numeric Range (in Hex)	Include File
IviSwtch Errors	0xBFFA2001 to 0xBFFA3FFF	iviswtch.h
IviSwtch Warnings	0x3FFA2001 to 0x3FFA3FFF	iviswtch.h
Specific Driver Errors	0xBFFA4000 to 0xBFFA5FFF	Prefix.h
Specific Driver Warnings	0x3FFA4000 to 0x3FFA5FFF	Prefix.h
IVI Errors	0xBFFA0000 to 0xBFFA1FFF	ivi.h
IVI Warnings	0x3FFA0000 to 0x3FFA1FFF	ivi.h
Common Instrument Driver Errors	0xBFFC0000 to 0xBFFCFFFF	vpptype.h
Common Instrument Driver Warnings	0x3FFC0000 to 0x3FFCFFFF	vpptype.h
VISA Errors	0xBFFF0000 to 0xBFFFFFFF	visa.h
VISA Warnings	0x3FFF0000 to 0x3FFFFFFF	visa.h

IviSwtch Error Codes

Error Codes	Value	Description
IVISWTCH_ERROR_INVALID_SWITCH_PATH	0xBFFA2001	Invalid path list string.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_INVALID_SCAN_LIST	0xBFFA2002	The given scan list string does not have the correct syntax.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_RSRC_IN_USE	0xBFFA2003	One of the channels in the path is a configuration channel that is in use.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_EMPTY_SCAN_LIST	0xBFFA2004	No scan list specified.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_EMPTY_SWITCH_PATH	0xBFFA2005	The specified path list string is empty.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_SCAN_IN_PROGRESS	0xBFFA2006	The switch module is currently scanning through the scan list.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_NO_SCAN_IN_PROGRESS	0xBFFA2007	The switch module is not currently scanning through the scan list.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_NO_SUCH_PATH	0xBFFA2008	No explicit path exists between the channels.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_IS_CONFIGURATION _CHANNEL	0xBFFA2009	An explicit connection to a configuration channel is not allowed.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_NOT_A_CONFIGURATION _CHANNEL	0xBFFA200A	One of the non-terminal channels in the path is not a configuration channel.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_ATTEMPT_TO_CONNECT _SOURCES	0xBFFA200B	A connection between two different sources is not allowed.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_EXPLICIT_CONNECTION _EXISTS	0xBFFA200C	An explicit connection between the channels already exists.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_LEG_MISSING_FIRST _CHANNEL	0xBFFA200D	A leg in the path does not begin with a channel name.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_LEG_MISSING_SECOND _CHANNEL	0xBFFA200E	A leg in the path is missing the second channel.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_CHANNEL_DUPLICATED _IN_LEG	0xBFFA200F	The first and the second channels in the leg are the same
IVISWTCH_ERROR_CHANNEL_DUPLICATED _IN_PATH	0xBFFA2010	A channel name is duplicated in the path string.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND	0xBFFA2011	No path was found between the two channels.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_DISCONTINUOUS_PATH	0xBFFA2012	The first channel of a leg in the path is not the same as the second channel in the previous leg.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_CANNOT_CONNECT_DIRECTLY	0xBFFA2013	The path contains a leg with two channels that cannot be directly connected.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_CHANNELS_ALREADY _CONNECTED	0xBFFA2014	A leg in the path contains two channels that are already directly connected.
IVISWTCH_CANNOT_CONNECT_TO_ITSELF	0xBFFA2015	A channel cannot be connected to itself.
IVISWTCH_ERROR_TRIGGER_NOT_SOFTWARE	0xBFFA1001	The switch trigger attribute is not set to software trigger.

IviSwtch Warning Codes

Warning Codes	Value	Description
IVISWTCH_WARN_PATH_REMAINS	0x3FFA2001	Some connections remain after disconnecting.
IVISWTCH_WARN_IMPLICIT_CONNECTION _EXISTS	0x3FFA2002	The implicit connection exists between the channels.

Related Topic

IVI Status Codes