# AG error format

AG board error messages are formatted as follows:

The error messages contain the following fields:

Field | Description
Error type | WORD indicating an error type.
Board number | WORD indicating a board number.
Channel number | WORD indicating a channel number.
Object code | WORD for debugging purposes only. The population of this field depends on the error type.
Stream and instance number | WORD for legacy use only. The population of this field depends on the error type.
Time stamp | DWORD indicating the time (in 10 ms ticks from boot time) that the error occurred. The format is hours:minutes:seconds:hundredths.
Count | A hexadecimal number indicating the number of parameter fields that follow. Since the first parameter field is always the error code, this number is at least 1.
Error code and parameters | The first parameter field always provides the error code. Depending on the error, subsequent fields provide additional information.