Re: 'inp' and Timer Expired

On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 11:22:36PM -0500, Kenneth Jacker wrote:
> [Debian sarge/testing; comedilib-cvs]
> 
> I am doing some "analog input" testing using 'inp' in
> .../comedilib/demo:
> 
>        $ ./inp -s 0 -c 0 -r 0 -a 0
>        32767
> 
>        $ ./inp -s 0 -c 0 -r 0 -a 0
>        /dev/comedi0: Timer expired
>        
> 
> What's the meaning and work-around for the "Timer expired" error?

It generally means the hardware never responded to the request
to do an A/D conversion.  It occurs due to crappy hardware and/or
a buggy driver.  What device are you using?



dave...

Received on 2005-04-02Z21:38:22