Honeywell DR4300 manual Self Diagnostics, Power up tests, Tests run automatically

DR4300 Circular Chart Recorder

8.3 Self Diagnostics

8.3.1 Power up tests

Tests run automatically

When the recorder is powered-up, self-diagnostics are run by the software.

As the tests in Table 8-2are run, the display indicates whether the tests were passed or failed as described below.

Table 8-2 Power-Up Diagnostic Tests

Lower Display	Upper Display
RAMTST	PASS or FAIL
CFGTST (configuration checksum)	PASS or FAIL
CALTST (working calibration)	PASS or FAIL

Status of tests displayed

As the tests are run, the lower line of the display shows which test is running. The upper line of the display indicates the status. If any of these tests fail, “FAIL” appears momentarily in the upper display, then a display test is run. The display changes to show the value of the process variable on the top line, and the error message for the failed test on the second line.

In addition, if the control group parameter “CONTRL” has a value of “ENAB” when the test is failed, the message “FAILSF” (failsafe) will alternate with error message for the test, and the controller will be in manual mode. When the “FAILSF” message is displayed, it indicates that the recorder control output has been driven to the value assigned to the control group “FAILSF” parameter.

By default, when the recorder is powered up the display will be for pen 1. Therefore, when the power up tests run, the “PASS” and “FAIL” messages will apply only to the printed circuit assembly associated with pen 1. However, in a 2-pen recorder the tests will also be run on the printed circuit assembly for pen 2. If the pen 2 assembly fails one of the tests, the message “P2 ERR” will be displayed, along with any error messages from the pen 1 tests.

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