©National Instruments Corp. B-1 GPIB-PC User ManualAppendix B - Common Errors andTheir SolutionsSome errors occur more frequently than others. These common errorsand their solutions are listed in this appendix, according to the errorcode that was returned from the function as indicated by IBERR. A fullexplanation of all possible errors is in Section Four. Later in thisappendix are descriptions of error situations that do not return an errorcode.EDVR(0)Error Condition: DOS error (see IBCNT for DOS error code).Solutions:• Check that GPIB.COM, CONFIG.SYS, and IBCONF.EXE arein the root directory of your boot drive. (Enter DIR \ from theboot drive and verify that these files exist).• Check that CONFIG.SYS contains the lineDEVICE=GPIB.COM. (Enter TYPE \CONFIG.SYS from theboot drive and verify that the line exists there).• Reboot your system after you install the software.ECIC(1)Error Condition: Function requires GPIB-PC to be Controller-In-Charge.Solutions:• Run IBCONF and make sure the board being used (GPIB0 orGPIB1) is configured to be the System Controller.• If executing board functions, call IBSIC to become Controller-In-Charge before any other function calls that require thatcapability.• If control has been passed away with an IBPCT call, wait for itto be returned with the IBWAIT function.
