pipx40_self_test
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Function |
pipx40_self_test (ByVal vi As Long, ByRef test_result As Integer, ByVal test_message As String) As Long | |
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ViStatus |
pipx40_self_test (ViSession vi, ViPInt16 test_result, ViString test_message); |
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Parameter |
I/O |
Description |
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vi |
in |
Instrument handle |
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test_result |
out |
Numeric result from self-test operation |
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test_message |
out |
Self-test status message |
Return Value
0 = Successful operation. Negative values are error codes and positive values are warnings. To get a description of the error, pass the error code to pipx40_error_message.
Description
This function causes the instrument to perform a self-test and returns the result of that self-test.
Remarks
The test_result parameter is a numeric code for the test result. The test_message parameter returns a self-test status message. The codes are listed in the table below.
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Driver constant |
Numeric Value |
Description |
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0 |
Self-test passed with no errors |
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pipx40_FAULT_UNKNOWN |
1 |
Unspecified fault |
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pipx40_FAULT_WRONG_DRIVER |
2 |
Incompatible software driver version |
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pipx40_FAULT_EEPROM_ERROR |
3 |
EEPROM data error |
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pipx40_FAULT_HARDWARE |
4 |
Hardware defect |
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pipx40_FAULT_PARITY |
5 |
Parity error |
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pipx40_FAULT_CARD_INACCESSIBLE |
6 |
Card cannot be accessed (failed/removed/unpowered) |
Diagnostic information on fault conditions indicated in the test result can be obtained using pipx40_getDiagnostic.