Diagnostics and Troubleshooting - User Interface

Table 30 - Scanner Diagnostics

Diagnostic

Number

Possible Cause

Scanner Action

User Action

Condition

of

 

 

 

 

Strobes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High CJ

6

Possible reasons for this

No action is taken.

1. Improve ventilation to rack

temperature

 

diagnostic are:

 

2. Replace AI module

 

 

1. One of the two CJs on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

module is indicating a

 

 

 

 

temperature reading greater

 

 

 

 

than 70 degrees C.

 

 

 

 

2. Both cold-junction sensors

 

 

 

 

are failing to convert.

 

 

 

 

3. The CJs are converting

 

 

 

 

properly, but their differential

 

 

 

 

is greater than 10 degrees C.

 

 

 

 

(will be confirmed through

 

 

 

 

experimentation).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wrong module

6

The module does not agree with

No action is taken.

1. Verify configuration

 

 

the module required for the

 

2. Replace module with the

 

 

control scenario.

 

 

 

 

 

correct one.

 

 

 

 

 

No communication

6

The scanner is unable to

No action is taken.

1. Verify configuration

to the module.

 

communicate to the module for

 

2. Install or replace module.

 

 

one of the following reasons:

 

 

 

Module is not installed

 

3. Check for bent pins on the

 

 

Backplane problem is inhibiting

 

module.

 

 

 

4. Replace the backplane.

 

 

the scanner to properly

 

 

 

communicate with the module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bad channel

6

See Table 29 - Bad Channel

No action is taken

See Table 29 - Bad Channel

 

 

Diagnostics.

 

Diagnostics.

 

 

 

 

 

Bad module

6

Module is reporting a diagnostic

No action is taken.

User should inspect the module’s

 

 

condition. See Table 28 - Bad

 

status LED to determine the

 

 

Module Diagnostics.

 

nature of the problem. The table

 

 

 

 

in Table 28 - Bad Module

 

 

 

 

Diagnostics describes the user

 

 

 

 

action for the various LED

 

 

 

 

diagnostics.

 

 

 

 

 

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