Diagnosis Method of Startup Failure

at Power On

September 10, 2018

Machine Tools CS Planning Dept.

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 Flow from Power ON to Startup and
abnormal state Refer to Chapter 1.1.1. of the Maintenance Manual
for details

Startup flow: After pressing the power switch, the screen will shift in order of ①⇒②⇒③ Normal
Norma startup
①Display ②Display ③Display
Press console "Now Booting"
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the
power
switch

＜State 2＞
Abnormal
＜State 1＞ ＜State 3＞
Immediately after After displaying
pressing the power After displaying
brother logo
switch "Now Booting"

Black screen “Reboot and … a key.” remains

Main cannot be started. Other
displayed
errors

"Operating… not found." remains

displayed
Handle it
according to
the alarm No.

<Abnormal state 1>

diagnosis <Abnormal state 2> <Abnormal state 3>
diagnosis diagnosis
＜Target parts＞
Operation system related parts, NC ＜Target parts＞ ＜Target parts＞
PCB, LOCAL PCB, AVR, IO PCB CF, NC PCB NC PCB, LOCAL PCB
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 <Abnormal state 1> diagnosis
Abnormal state 1: The screen remains dark even when pressing the power switch
Black screen ② Control panel ③ Control panel
Check the LED of Check the switching of
Power SW Lighting screen key
Perform removal
and insertion of
connectors between
LCD and KEY

Turned Replace the LCD

① Control panel Lighting off Can be
Check the "Main switched Replace the KEY
power supply" LED PCB
Replace the
IO PCB ④Interior of the
control panel
Check the LED of NC
消灯
Turned PCB
off
Cannot be
switched

Replace the AVR

1. Check the condition of breaker QA1, FC1

2. Check the connection of IO, IL PCB 【Check the LED of NC PCB】
Refer to Chapter 1.1.1. of the Maintenance Manual for details Please see page 6.
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 <Abnormal state 2> diagnosis
Abnormal state 2: "Reboot and… ／ Operating system…“ is displayed and stopped
① Interior of the control
After displaying panel [Caution] Precautions on replacing CF (refer to GSI No. 227)
brother logo Check the CF connection Please attach the CF while pressing it against the NC PCB and
status make sure the CF is inserted in parallel to the NC PCB.

CF

Reboot and Select proper Boot

device or Insert Boot Media in
selected Boot device and press
a key

② Interior of the Replace the NC

Or Reinsert the CF control panel
Operating System not
PCB
and check Check the pin bending
found.
of NC PCB

Pin bending
Remain is founded.
abnormal

A pin is bent. No pin is bent.

In addition,
■“Missing Operating system”
■“***SYSC Notice CPUERRL to MAIN SYSC SYSTEM LOCK
***SYSC ERROR SIGNAL 11 Login:”
■“BOOT: Init resource init error[19]”
■“Kernel Panic” Restored
or, if an error <<Hardware consistency error (local -CF)>> is End Replace the CF
displayed on the screen, there is also a high possibility of CF failure.

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 <Abnormal state 3> diagnosis
Abnormal state 3: <<Main can not be started.>> is displayed
After displaying
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Interior of the
control panel
Check the LED of
NC PCB

Main cannot be started.

【Check the LED of NC PCB】

Please see page 6.

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 Check the LED of NC PCB
【IMPORTANT】 Please record the LED status on the "Check Sheet for Replacing NC PCB".

<Reference>
Normal lighting
LDM ⇒Blinking
LOCAL PCB
LDL ⇒Blinking

Both NC PCB and LOCAL

PCB are normal

LDM ０〜3 ⇒Lighting Replace the LOCAL

LDM 4〜7 ⇒Turned off PCB
Check the status of LDM
0~7 of the NC PCB LED

Lighting status other Replace the NC PCB

than above ※Fill out the Check
Sheet

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