Chapter 13 Troubleshooting

13.3 Procedures to Solve Abnormality

The following shows the processing flow when a problem has occurred:

Problem occurred

Bring the system to a safe condition

Record the status

Problem, Analysis, Presumption

Major problems

Verification points

Typical causes of problem

Reference

item

 

 

 

PLC will not start

Power LED, CPU error

Power supply problem, power shut-off,

(a)

 

code

insufficient power supply capacity, fatal CPU

 

 

 

error

 

Will not operate

CPU error code, CPU

I/O assignment problem, incorrect parameter

(b)

(will not RUN)

LED, Internal output of

settings, incorrect user program, syntax error,

 

 

error

operating conditions not established, write-

 

 

 

occupied status

 

Operation stopped

Power LED, CPU LED,

Power supply problem, expansion power supply

(c)

(RUN stopped)

CPU error code

problem/shut-off, CPU problem, memory

 

 

 

problem

 

Erroneous input, no input

CPU LED, I/O LED

User program timings, input power supply, bad

(d)

(abnormal operation)

Monitoring by peripheral

connection, problem in input area, I/O inductive

 

 

units

noise

 

Counter input does not

Input LED, special

Input power supply, bad connection, problem in

(e)

operate

internal output setting

input area, I/O inductive noise, operating mode

 

 

 

setting error

 

Output error, no output

CPU LED, I/O LED,

User programming, bad connection, problem in

(f)

(abnormal operation)

Monitoring by peripheral

output area, I/O inductive noise

 

 

units, Forced setting

 

 

PWM pulse output does

Output LED, special

Bad connection, problem in output area, I/O

(g)

not operate

internal output setting

inductive noise, operating mode setting error

 

Peripheral unit problem

CPU error code, fuse,

Fatal CPU error, peripheral unit problem,

(h)

 

peripheral units

peripheral unit setting error, cable problem,

 

 

 

broken fuse

 

Correct or replace the faulty area

(Verify according to the item corresponding to the problem.)

Verify the system operation

Operation

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