NI-VNA

Possible Errors

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Refer to the following table for information about the possible errors NI-VNA can return when reading the configuration file.

Error Name Error Description Example IVI Error Code
NIVNA_ERROR_BAD_SWEEP_PARAMETER Indicates when unsupported parameters are attempting to be read. "Nummports" was specified in the configuration file instead of "numPorts". (IVI_SPECIFIC_ERROR_BASE+128)
NIVNA_ERROR_DATA_OUT_OF_RANGE Indicates when data is outside the specified parameter data range. The freqStop parameter is set to 9.6 GHz. (IVI_SPECIFIC_ERROR_BASE+129)
NIVNA_ERROR_INCONSISTENT_PORT_NUMBER Indicates when the port number and number of port powers defined do not match. The numPorts parameter is set to 2, but portPower has only one number defined in a segment. (IVI_SPECIFIC_ERROR_BASE+126)
NIVNA_ERROR_INVALID_CFG_FORMAT Indicates when the format of the configuration file is incorrect. The configuration file is missing a required bracket or comma. (IVI_SPECIFIC_ERROR_BASE+125)
NIVNA_ERROR_INVALID_DATA_TYPE Indicates the data type associated with a sweep settings parameter is invalid. A string was entered as the data for freqStart. (IVI_SPECIFIC_ERROR_BASE+127)
NIVNA_ERROR_REQUIRED_PARAMETER_NOT_FOUND Indicates when a parameter required for the segment type was not found. A required parameter, such as numPorts, was not specified. (IVI_SPECIFIC_ERROR_BASE+120)
Note Note  The NI-VNA IVI_SPECIFIC_ERROR_BASE is 0xBFFA4000.

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Using the Sweep Settings Configuration File

Specifying Sweep Settings

Specifying Setting Parameters

Segment Types