PROCEDURE FOR BYPASSING HAND WHEEL LIMIT SWITCH FAULT

WHEN THE FAULT APPEARS EVENTHOUGH THERE IS NO ACTUAL

FAULT AND CAN’T BE ACKNOWLEDGED.
• ARRANGE A LAPTOP OR DESKTOP WITH SIMATIC MANAGER v5.5 SOFTWARE NEAR
THE UNIT PLC
• CONNECT TO THE MPI PORT OF PLC TO LAPTOP WITH CP5512 PROCESSOR
• ENSURE THE PROFIBUS CONNECTORS AT BOTH ENDS IN ON POSITION
• OPEN SIMATIC MANAGER
• OPEN THE BACK UP PROGRAM

• SELECT THE TOWER PROGRAM WHICH YOU HAVE CONNECTED AND OPEN THE
BLOCKS
• SELECT BLOCK FC102 AND OPEN
• GO TO NETWORK 16 FOR HAND WHEEL LOGIC
• GO ONLINE AND SELECT MONITOR THE BIT M 97.3 TURNS GREEN
• SELECT MODIFY IN BOTTOM TASK BAR. A NEW COLUMN WITH ADDRESS ,STATUS
AND MODIFY VALUES WILL APPEAR
• ENTER THE BIT M 97.3 IN ADDRESS AND SELECT MONITOR VALUES.THE STATUS OF
THE BIT WILL BE FOUND AS SHOWN BELOW(2#1)

• RIGHT CLICK THE BIT M 97.3, THE OPTIONS AS SHOWN ABOVE APPEAR
• CLICK ON MODIFY TO ‘0’
• THEN THE BIT IS BYPASSED AND THE STATUS VALUE WILL SHOW 2#0
 • ERROR IS RESET AND CHECK FOR ALL OPERATIONS

END OF PROCEDURE

PREPARED BY
R.SOMANATH,
Y.S.CHANDRA MOULI,