Alarm, Faults and System Messages

Event Description Error processing Acknow- Contactor

(alphabetical) ledgement control

Analog module A wire break has occurred in the Check the measuring Reset Switched off
open circuit analog value measuring circuit. transducer and the
measuring circuit.

Another start The start after the next one

permitted should not be carried out until the
interlocking time has expired.

Blocked positio- The torque switch has been acti- • The positioner is possi- Counter com- Switched off
ner vated without or before the corre- bly blocked. mand
sponding limit switch. • Acknowledge the fault "Open/Close".
with "free-wheeling"
with the counter com-
mand "Open/Close".
• Check the slide appli-
cation and the limit
switches.

Blocking The maximum motor current has Please check the applica- Reset Switched off
exceeded the threshold for the tion which is driven by
blocking protection. the motor.
Possible cause: The motor is blok-
ked.

Changing of the Changing of a least one parame- A lot of parameters can

parameters is not ter is not possible in the current only be changed when
permissible in operating state. the motor feeder is swit-
the current mode ched off and is not in the
"Remote" operating
mode.
For an overview of the
parameters that can
always be changed:
See chapter "Data For-
mats and Data Records"
on page B-1.

Configuration The configured device configura- • Please check if all con- Rectify the Switched off
fault tion does not match the current figured components fault; Reset
configuration. are present.
• Check the actual confi-
guration using "Confi-
guration".

Double 0 Both torque switches have been • Open circuit torque Switched off
activated simultaneously. The switch.
motor feeder was turned off. • Torque switch is defec-
tive.

Double 1 Both limit switches have been Limit switch is defective. Switched off
activated simultaneously.

Execution ON The motor feeder could not be • Main circuit is interrup- Reset Switched off
command turned on after an ON command. ted (fuse, circuit brea-
ker).
• Motor contactor or
contactor control is
defective.
• Parameter execution
time is too short.

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Event Description Error processing Acknow- Contactor

(alphabetical) (cont.) (cont.) ledgement control
(cont.) (cont.) (cont.)

Execution stop The motor feeder could not be • The contactor contact Reset; Counter Switched off
command turned off after a Stop command. is welded. command
• Parameter execution
time is too short.
• The "Open" end posi-
tion has not been rea-
ched during the
parameterized runtime
(only in the case of the
"Positioner" and "Valve"
control functions).

External earth The external earth-fault monito- Please check the motor Reset Switched off
fault ring has been activated. A fault connection cable for
current of too high a value is flo- damage.
wing.

External fault A signal is pending at the input Check the motor feeder. Depends on the Switched off
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 (socket) of the standard function parameteriza-
"External fault 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6". tion

Fault - Antiva- The limit switches are not registe- • Open circuit of the Counter com- Switched off
lence ring any antivalent signals. limit switch. mand
• Please check the slide "OPEN/CLOSE".
application and the
limit switches.

Fault - Bus The PROFIBUS DP communica- Check the Reset, Auto- Switched off
tion has been or is being interrup- PROFIBUS connection reset
ted (plugs, cables, etc.)

Fault - End posi- Positioner/solenoid valve has left Acknowledge the fault Reset; Counter Switched off
tion the final position without a com- with "free-wheeling" by command
mand being issued. The motor the counter command
feeder was turned off. "OPEN/CLOSE".

Fault - PLC/DCS The PLC which controls the fee- Please check the opera- Reset, Auto- Switched off
der was or is in the STOP state. ting status of the PLC. reset

Fault - Temporary One of the following compon- Please replace the defec- Rectify the Switched off
components ents is defective: tive components. fault; Reset
(e.g. memory • Addressing plug For this, see
module) • Memory module chapter 13 "Mounting,
• PC cable. Wiring, Interfaces".

Feedback (F) OFF The current flow in the motor fee- • Main circuit is interrup- Reset Switched off
der was interrupted without the ted (fuse, circuit brea-
motor feeder being turned off. ker, main switch).
• Motor contactor or
contactor control is
defective

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Event Description Error processing Acknow- Contactor

(alphabetical) (cont.) (cont.) ledgement control
(cont.) (cont.) (cont.)

Feedback (F) ON The motor feeder could not be • Main circuit is interrup- Reset; Counter Switched off
turned on after an ON command. ted (fuse, circuit brea- command
ker)
• Motor contactor or
contactor control is
defective, "Execution
time" parameter is too
short
• Only in the case of the
"Positioner/Solenoid
valve" control function:
The end position
"CLOSE" has not been
reached during the
parameterized runtime.

Hardware faults The hardware of the Please replace the basic Rectify the fault Switched off
SIMOCODE pro basic device is unit.
defective. See chapter 13 "Moun-
ting, Wiring, Interfaces".

Internal earth The internal earth-fault monitoring Please check the motor Reset Switched off
fault has been activated. A fault cur- connection cable for
rent of too high a value is flowing. damage.

Module fault At least one SIMOCODE pro • Connecting cable is Rectify the Switched off
module is not ready for use. defective or has not fault; Reset
been plugged in cor-
rectly.
• Module is defective.
Please replace the
module.
For this, see
chapter 13 "Mounting,
Wiring, Interfaces".

Motor operating The configured limit value for the Please implement the
hours > motor operating hours has been maintenance measures
exceeded. planned for the feeder.

No start permis- The permitted number of starts in Reset Switched off

sible the monitoring timeframe was
achieved. The next start should
not be carried out until the inter-
locking time has expired.

Operational pro- The "Operational Protection Off Reset Switched off;

tection off (OPO) (OPO)" signal is pending. for positioners:
A switched-on motor feeder was QE1 or QE2
switched off. switched on
Switching on is not possible as until end posi-
long as the OPO signal is pen- tion - indepen-
ding. dent of the
configuration

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Event Description Error processing Acknow- Contactor

(alphabetical) (cont.) (cont.) ledgement control
(cont.) (cont.) (cont.)

Overload The motor feeder was over- Please check the motor Reset, Auto- Switched off
loaded. and the application which reset
is driven by the motor.
The motor can only be
switched on again after
the cooling down time
has expired or after an
emergency start is car-
ried out.

Overload and The motor feeder was overloaded Check the motor feeder Reset or Switched off
Unbalance asymmetrically. and the motor. Auto reset
Possible causes: The motor can only be
• Failure of a phase switched on again after
• Fault in the motor windings. the cooling down time
has expired or after an
emergency start is car-
ried out.

Parameter blok- The start-up parameter block pre-

king during start- vents SIMOCODE pro parame-
up active ters which could be saved in the
DP Master from being accepted.
The block must be set when
• SIMOCODE ES
or
• SIMATIC PDM
is used for parameterizing.
The block may not be set when
• SIMOCODE pro C/V is integra-
ted in STEP 7 via the
SIMOCODE pro object
manager (OM)
or
• SIMOCODE pro C was parame-
terized via GSD.
Attention
The parameter block is not active
in the case of devices which are
still set to the factory default set-
tings or which have been reset to
the factory default settings!

Parameter is There in an error in the parameter The designation of the Rectify the Switched off
faulty ("Gen. data. faulty parameter can be fault; Reset
fault" category) found on the basis of the
number (byte No.) in the
system manual chapter A
"Tables".

Parameter is There is a fault in the parameter Check the parameter

faulty ("Gen. data transmitted to the device.
fault" category) Faults can occur in the parameter
data, for example, if the device
parameterization was not carried
out with SIMOCODE ES or
SIMATIC PDM.
data (data records 130
133) transmitted to the
device to make sure that
the contents are correct.

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Event Description Error processing Acknow- Contactor

(alphabetical) (cont.) (cont.) ledgement control
(cont.) (cont.) (cont.)

Permissible num- The permitted number of starts in Reset Switched off

ber of starts the monitoring timeframe has
exceeded already been exceeded. The next
start should not be carried out
until the interlocking time has
expired.

Phase unbalance The limit value for the phase Check the motor feeder Reset Switched off
unbalance was exceeded. The and the motor.
phase unbalance can lead to an
overload.
Possible causes:
• Failure of a phase
• Fault in the motor
windings.

Power failure The network failure lasted longer Reset Switched off
monitoring (UVO) than the configured network
failure time.

Pre-warning The motor feeder is in overload Please check the motor

overload operation. and the application which
(I > 115%) It will be tripped within a short is driven by the motor.
period of time due to overloading
if this condition continues to per-
sist.

Required At least one parameterized Only activate functions

function is not function is not supported by the that are supported by the
supported product version of the basic unit. product version of the
basic unit.
For example,
SIMOCODE pro V basic
units with the product
version E01 do not sup-
port the voltage measu-
ring module, the
temperature module and
the analog module.

Status - Cooling The motor feeder was switched The motor can only be
down time active off due to overload. switched on again after
the cooling down time
has expired.

Status - Emer- The thermal memory was deleted The motor can immedia-
gency start exe- with the function "Emergency tely be switched on again
cuted start". after an overload release.

Status - Test The motor feeder is in the test

position Feed- position.
back (TPF) The main current circuit is inter-
rupted and the "cold starting" of
the feeder can be carried out.

Stop time > The configured limit value for the Please implement the
stop time has been exceeded. maintenance measures
planned for the feeder. If
possible, switch on the
feeder.

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Event Description Error processing Acknow- Contactor

(alphabetical) (cont.) (cont.) ledgement control
(cont.) (cont.) (cont.)

Temperature The temperature warning level Check the temperature

module - was exceeded. measuring station.
Warning level
overshot

Temperature The temperature sensor is yiel- Check the temperature Reset Switched off
module Out of ding values which are not permit- sensor.
Range ted.

Temperature Either a short circuit or a wire Check the temperature Rectify the Switched off
module sensor break has occurred in the tempe- sensor nd the sensor fault; Reset
fault rature sensor circuit. cable.

Test position Current flows in the motor feeder The main circuit is not Reset Switched off
feedback (TPF) even though the motor feeder is interrupted in test opera-
in the test position (TPF). tion.

Test shutdown The motor feeder was checked Reset Switched off
and switched off by a test switch-
off.

Thermistor open A wire break has occurred in the Check the thermistor Rectify the Switched off
circuit thermistor sensor cable. sensor cable and the fault; Reset
thermistor.

Thermistor short A short circuit has occurred in the Check the thermistor Rectify the Switched off
circuit thermistor sensor cable. sensor cable and the fault; Reset
thermistor.

Thermistor trip The thermistor protection has
level been activated. The temperature
of the motor is too high.
Please check the motor Reset, Auto- Switched off
and the application which reset
is driven by the motor.
The motor cannot be
switched on again until
the temperature has rea-
ched the switch-back
point of the thermistor.

Warning level The power factor has undershot Please check the applica-
cos phi < the warning level. tion which is driven by
Possible cause: The motor is ope- the motor.
rated without a load.

Warning level I< The maximum current has Please check the applica-
undershot undershot the warning level. tion which is driven by
the motor.

Warning level I> The maximum current has overs- Please check the applica-
overshot hot the warning level. tion which is driven by
the motor.

Warning level P< The real power of the motor has Please check the applica-
undershot undershot the warning level. tion which is driven by
the motor.

Warning level P> The real power of the motor has Please check the applica-
overshot overshot the warning level. tion which is driven by
the motor.

Warning level U< The voltage in the motor feeder Check the motor feeder.
undershot has undershot the warning level.
Possible causes:
• Undervoltage in the network
• Fuse has tripped.

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Event Description Error processing Acknow- Contactor

(alphabetical) (cont.) (cont.) ledgement control
(cont.) (cont.) (cont.)

Warning level The measured value on the ana- Check the measuring
0/4 - 20 mA< log input has undershot the station.
undershot warning level.

Warning level The measured value on the ana- Check the measuring
0/4 - 20 mA> log input has overshot the station.
overshot warning level.

Wrong password The SIMOCODE pro parameters
are protected by a password.
An attempt was made to change
the parameters without entering
the password.
Please use the correct
password for changing
the parameters.
If you do not know the
password, new parame-
ters cannot be set until
the factory default set-
tings have been reset.
Please refer to chapter
14.3.4 "Resetting the
Basic Factory Default
Settings" for a descrip-
tion of the factory default
settings.

Table 15-1: Alarm, Faults and System Messages

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