Rockwell Automation 1788-FFCT NI-FBUS Configurator User Manual - Manual (Page 67)

1 Publication 1788-UM052B-EN-P - April 2002
Appendix
A
Error Messages and Warnings
This appendix lists error messages you might receive while using the
NI-FBUS Configurator and describes the error messages.
Error Messages If you receive an error message while using the NI-FBUS Configurator,
refer to this section for a description of the error and possible
solutions.
Error Possible Solution
NIF_ALARM_ACKNOWLEDGED The alarm has already been acknowledged.
NIF_BAD_ARGUMENT The value you gave is not of the correct data type.
NIF_BAD_DEVICE_DATA The device returned inconsistent information.
NIF_BUF_TOO_SMALL The buffer does not contain enough entries to hold all the information for the
blocks. If you receive this error, buffer entries that you allocated did not contain
valid block information when the call returned.
NIF_COMM_ERROR An error occurred when NI-FBUS tried to communicate with the device.
NIF_CONFIG_ERROR Some configuration information, such as Windows registry information or
network configuration information, is incorrect.
NIF_DATA_NEVER_WRITABLE The specified object is read-only.
NIF_DEVICE_NOT_PRESENT The requested device is not operational.
NIF_EXCEED_LIMIT The device reported that the value exceeds the allowable limit during a write
operation.
NIF_INVALID_DESCRIPTOR The descriptor you gave is invalid.
NIF_MULTIPLE There are duplicate block tags.
NIF_NOT_FOUND NI-FBUS could not find the specified object.
NIF_OBJECT_ACCESS_DENIED The fieldbus interface does not have the required privileges. The access group
you belong to is not allowed to acknowledge the event, or the password you
entered is incorrect.
NIF_OBJECT_ACCESS_UNSUPPORTED The device does not support write access to this object.
NIF_OBSOLETE_DESC The input descriptor is no longer valid. It was closed before a function
completed.
NIF_ORDINAL_NUM_OUT_OF_RANGE The ordinal number is out of the device’s range.
NIF_PARAMETER_CHECK The device reported a violation of parameter-specific checks.
NIF_RESOURCES NI-FBUS is unable to allocate some system resource; this is usually a memory
problem.
NIF_SERVER_CONNECTION_LOST The session established with NI-FBUS for this descriptor has been closed or
lost.