Troubleshooting Using Indicators

 

 

Section 9-1

Troubleshooting with LNK and M/A Indicators

 

Data Link Cannot be

The following table describes the LNK and M/A indicators at the startup node

Started

and their use in troubleshooting when a data link cannot be started.

 

Starting a data link depends on the Controller Link Unit operating normally

 

and participating in the Network. Refer to Troubleshooting with RUN, ERC,

 

ERH and INS Indicators earlier in this section and check Unit operation before

 

using the following table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicators

Probable cause

Probable remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

LNK

M/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lit

---

Data link operating normally.

---

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

---

There is an error in the data

When the ERH indicator is

 

 

 

link tables.

flashing, remake and set the

 

 

 

 

data link tables.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When manual setting is used,

Refer to 5-2-2 Manual Setting

 

 

 

either data link tables have not

and set data link tables for the

 

 

 

been created for the startup

startup node.

 

 

 

node or there is an error in the

 

 

 

 

data link tables.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When automatic setting is

Refer to 5-2-4 Automatic Set-

 

 

 

used, either the data link

ting and set the automatic

 

 

 

parameters for the startup

parameters for starting the

 

 

 

node have not been set or

data links.

 

 

 

there is an error in the data link

 

 

 

 

tables.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic setting is used with

Use a Controller Link Unit that

 

 

 

1:N allocations, but the device

supports automatic data link

 

 

 

does not support this function.

creation with 1:N allocations.

 

 

 

 

Refer to Automatic Setting on

 

 

 

 

page 129 for details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When a number exceeding

The number of data link send

 

 

 

12,000 was set for the data

and receive words cannot

 

 

 

link send and receive words or

exceed 12,000 and the same

 

 

 

the same memory area was

memory area cannot be set for

 

 

 

set for Area 1 and Area 2

Area 1 and Area 2 when using

 

 

 

using a CS/CJ-series Control-

a CS/CJ-series pre-Ver. 1.2

 

 

 

ler Link Unit with unit version

Controller Link Unit. Either use

 

 

 

1.2 or later that was then

a CS/CJ-series Controller Link

 

 

 

replaced with a CS/CJ-series

Unit with unit version 1.2 or

 

 

 

pre-Ver. 1.2 Controller Link

later or reset the data link

 

 

 

Unit.

tables.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not lit

Lit

Manually set data links are

Stop the manually set data

 

 

 

already operating on the same

links that are operating and

 

 

 

Network.

restart the data links.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not lit

Not lit

Automatically set data links

Stop the automatically set data

 

 

 

are already operating on the

links that are operating and

 

 

 

same Network.

restart the data links.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is an error in the startup

Refer to the PLC’s operation

 

 

 

node PLC.

manual and correct the error. If

 

 

 

 

the error reoccurs, replace the

 

 

 

 

PLC.

 

 

 

 

 

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Omron CJ1W-CLK21-V1 Troubleshooting with LNK and M/A Indicators, Data Link Cannot be, Started, Using the following table