Diagnostics and Troubleshooting - User Interface

I/O Module Diagnostics

To indicate the type of diagnostic failure, the module’s status LED is flashed red with a number of quick strobes followed by a long off time. The table below outlines the potential module diagnostics.

Table 28 - Bad Module Diagnostics

Failure

Description

AI

AO

DI

 

 

DO

 

 

# of

User Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strobes

 

 

 

 

 

Con-

AC

DC

Re-

AC

DC

 

 

 

 

 

tact

 

 

lay

 

 

 

 

FAIL SAFE

The module is in the

1

1. If expansion rack(C50 CPU only), check

 

failsafe state because

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

communication link connection to main CPU

 

it is not receiving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Remove the module and check for a bent

 

message requests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pin, then reinsert the module.

 

from the main

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Measure Power Supply voltage; if not within

 

CPU/Scanner at a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rate equal to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

specifications, replace the power supply.

 

value configured for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Replace the I/O Module.

 

its failsafe timeout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Remove other modules and replace one at a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

time until the problem reoccurs. Most likely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the last module inserted needs to be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

replaced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Replace the rack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAROM

EA ROM Failed its

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Replace Module

 

checksum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Replace Module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+24 V

 

 

 

 

 

5

1. Remove the module and check for a bent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pin, then reinsert the module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Replace module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Measure 24V at test points on Power Supply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If below 21.6V, replace Power Supply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Replace Rack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FACTORY CAL

CRC failure of

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Replace Module.

 

primary and backup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

factory calibration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIELD CAL

CRC failure of field

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

None; controller will switch card to Factory Cal.

 

calibration values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HARDWARE

General Hardware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Replace module.

 

Failure (AI=convertor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not working)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HW/SW Key

The software residing

 

 

9

Replace module.

 

on the module does

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not match the module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

type. This diagnostic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

should only result in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the factory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shift Register

The loopback test of

 

 

11

Replace module.

 

the shift register

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

failed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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