FieldServer instruction manual FS-8700-82 Carrier DataLink Error Message Explanation

FS-8700-82 Carrier DataLink	Page 30 of 31
Error Message	Explanation
Carrier:#15 Err. Alarm	The server does not support alarm functions. Polls beginning
commands not supported.
	AV or RA produce these errors. Re-configure your client not to
Carrier:#16 Err. Alarm
	request this information. §
commands not supported.
	On the line immediately following this error the driver reports
Carr:#17 Err. MD=<%s>	the response that generated the error. The driver will store a
discrete state word not	value that is the ASCII code for the first character of the
recognized.	unrecognized word. Add a new discrete state word to the .CSV
	file as described in Appendix A.4. §
	This message may be ignored if your communications are
CarrDL:#18 FYI. Timeout	operating reliably. Read Appendix A.5 for additional information
	on timing considerations. The message is printed when the
probably too short. Read
	driver detects that the configuration requires that a whole table
Manual.
	be read and the timeout value is set below the recommended
	minimum of 15s for this operation.
	This error message should only be produced by FST’s QA
CarrDL:#19 Err. Diagnostic.	testing procedure. If you see this error, call Tech Support after
Call Support.	taking a log. Instructions for taking a log may be found in the
	Trouble Shooting Guide.
	The message is printed once and suppressed for subsequent
	occurrences. The message is printed when writing a time to a
CarrDL:#20* FYI. Invalid	Carrier Device which is invalid as it is greater than 23:59.
Time(%02d:%02d) being	Check the value in the Data Array being used for the write. It’s
written. MD=%s	possible an upstream device sent an invalid value. The driver
	sends the message with the invalid time and it’s up to the
	Carrier device to reject the setting.
	The message is printed once and suppressed for subsequent
CarrDL:#21* FYI. Invalid	occurrences. The message is printed when the Server is
Time(%02d:%02d) being	required to store an invalid time (>23.59). Check the value in
stored. MD=%s	the Data Array being used for the write. The data is stored
	despite the warning.
	These errors occur when communications are operating
CarrDL:#23* Err. CarrDL	correctly but the CarrDL device cannot respond to the poll.
	The reason error is reported in the driver stats (See Appendix
device reported errors.	C.1) Stat #9, reports the error number of the most recent error
Check exposed stats 8-23.	reported. The message is printed once and then suppressed.
	These errors are most commonly produced when a table
	name/ variable name does not exist or is mis-spelled
	DOW and times require that the Data_Type be specified when
	writing to enable the Driver to convert the value extracted from
CarrDL:#22* FYI. Read	the Data Array for formatting in the write message. This error
	is printed if the table name or the field name contain the sub-
notes for #22 in Manual.
	string “OCC”, the function is a write, and a Data_Type has not
MD=%s
	been specified. In most cases the write will be rejected by the
	Carrier device or the value may not be what you expect. Refer
	to Section 4.4.7 for more information.

§Correct the error by editing the configuration CSV file, downloading the corrected file to the FieldServer and then resetting the FieldServer.

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