Delta Electronics High-Speed PCI 12-Axis Motion Control Card PCI-DMC-A01 User Manual

Revised March, 2012 

2-1 

When you use API for PCI-DMC-A01, the function library will generally return one of the 
error codes listed in Table 2.1.   

If the API function's return value is 0, then the API function was executed successfully. If 
the API function returns some other error code, then an error may have occurred during 
operation or in the hardware connection. You can troubleshoot the problem by referring to 
the error code description.   

Table 2.1 

Error Return 

Code 

(Decimal) 

Error Code 

Error Description 

0 

ERR_NoError 

API executed successfully 

3 

ERR_CardNoError 

Card number error. Please check the number set 
by the DIP Switch on the card.   

5 

ERR_bootmodeErr 

Unable to boot DSP procedure 

6 

ERR_downloadcode 

DSP memory program read/write error 

7 

ERR_downloadinit 

DSP memory data read/write error 

8 

ERR_PCI_boot_first 

“_DMC_01_pci_initial” AP function must be 
launched first 

11 

ERR_AxisNoError 

Axis number error (too large) 

12 

ERR_IPO_First 

Must be in IPO mode 

13 

ERR_Target_reach 

Target must be in position for Mode 1 operation 

14 

ERR_Servo_on_first 

Must be set to Servo on 

15 

ERR_MPG_Mode 

Unable to clear position in Manual Pulse 
Generator (MPG) mode 

16 

ERR_PDO_TG 

Unable to return acknowledgement when sending 
command to module in PDO mode 

17 

ERR_ConfigFileOpenError 

Error opening configuration file 

18 

ERR_Ctrl_value 

Command code error 

19 

ERR_Security_Fifo 

Write error using Security Fpga 

20 

ERR_Security_Fifo_busy 

Security Fpga is busy