AG error format

AG board error messages are formatted as follows:

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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.