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Exchange Status Word Error Codes

The following table shows the error codes that can be written to the Exchange Status word.

Value

Produced /

Error

Description

(Dec.)

Consumed

 

 

 

 

No new status

Produced: Initial value until the first producer period refresh occurs.

0

P/C

event has

Consumed: The data has not been refreshed since the previous

 

 

occurred.

consumption scan and the consumer timeout has not expired.

1

P

No error

The exchange is producing data.

currently exists.

 

 

 

1

C

No error, data

The data has been refreshed on schedule since the previous

consumed.

consumption.

 

 

 

 

SNTP error. .

The Ethernet Interface in the producer is configured for network time

3

C

 

synchronization, but is not synchronized to an SNTP server. The data

 

 

 

has been refreshed on schedule.

 

 

Specification

Produced: During exchange configuration*, an invalid configuration

 

 

error.

parameter was received by the Ethernet Interface or an error occurred in

4

P/C

 

communication with the PLC CPU.

 

 

 

Consumed: Same as Produced, or the size of a received packet for this

 

 

 

exchange definition did not match the expected size.

6

C

Refresh timeout

The exchange’s timeout period is configured to a non-zero value and the

without data.

data has not been refreshed within the timeout period.

 

 

7

C

Data after

The data has been refreshed since the previous consumption, but was

refresh timeout.

not refreshed within the timeout period.

 

 

 

 

IP Layer not

This status can be set during exchange configuration* if the Ethernet

10

P/C

currently

Interface detects that it cannot currently access a network (cable not

initialized.

connected, hardware failure, etc.) This is a temporary status that may

 

 

 

 

 

change if successful network access becomes possible.

 

 

Lack of

Local resources are not available to establish the exchange. This error

12

P/C

resource error.

can only occur during exchange configuration*. The PLC Fault Table

 

 

 

should be examined to obtain more detail on the specific error.

 

 

Name

A local produced exchange definition has specified a name for the

 

 

Resolution in

consumer address and the local Ethernet Interface is awaiting a response

16

P

progress.

from a remote name server following exchange configuration*. This is a

 

temporary status that will change when the name resolution completes. If

 

 

 

 

 

 

successful, the status will become 0 (No New Data); if unsuccessful, the

 

 

 

status will become 4 (Specification Error).

 

 

Loss of Ethernet

This error can occur if the CPU no longer recognizes the Ethernet

18

P/C

Interface error.

Interface within the PLC rack. A loss of module PLC Fault Table entry will

 

also be present. The error can also occur if the module in the given slot of

 

 

 

the PLC rack does not match the module specified in the configuration

 

 

 

(configuration mismatch).

 

 

Ethernet

 

22

P/C

Interface does

The revision level of the Ethernet Interface does not support global data.

not support

 

 

 

 

 

EGD.

 

 

 

No Response

Did not respond to establish exchange request. This fault can only occur

26

P/C

from Ethernet

during exchange configuration*.

 

 

Interface.

 

 

 

 

 

Failed to create

An error occurred (other than a resource error, no response or loss of

28

P/C

an exchange.

Ethernet Interface) during exchange configuration*. A PLC Fault Table

 

 

 

entry is provided for additional information about the fault.

*Exchange configuration occurs when either 1) Hardware Configuration containing EGD is stored to the PLC, 2) a PLC containing EGD configuration powers up, or 3) an Ethernet Interface configured for EGD is restarted.

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