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Curtis Controller Fault Code Translator
Full List Of Faults For Motor Controller Model 1232E

Code Fault Cause
1. External short of phase U,V,

Controller Overcurrent .
or W motor connections.
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown
2. Motor parameters are mis-
12 Main Contactor; Shutdown
tuned.
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full
3. Controller defective.
Brake.
4. Speed encoder noise
problems.
Current Sensor .
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown 1. Leakage to vehicle frame
13 Main Contactor; Shutdown from phase U, V, or W (short
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full in motor stator).
Brake. 2. Controller defective.
Precharge Faulted . 1. See Monitor menu ->

Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown Battery: Capacitor Voltage.
14 Main Contactor; Shutdown 2. External load on capacitor
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; bank (B+ connection terminal)
Full/Brake. that prevents the capacitor
bank from charging.
15 Controller Severe Undertemp .
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown 1. See Monitor menu ->
Main Contactor; Shutdown Controller: Temperature.
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EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full 2. Controller is operating in an

Brake. extreme environment.
1. See Monitor menu ->

Controller Severe Overtemp .
Controller: Temperature.
2. Controller is operating in an
extreme environment.
3. Excessive load on vehicle.
Brake.
4. Improper mounting of
Controller.
1. Battery parameters are

misadjusted.
2. Non-Controller system
drain on battery.
Severe B+ Undervoltage . 3. Battery resistance too high.
17
Action: No drive torque. 4. Battery disconnected while
driving.
Battery: Capacitor Voltage.
6. Blown B+ fuse or main
Contactor did not close.

Battery: Key switch Voltage.
Severe KSI Undervoltage .
17 drain on battery/ KSI circuit
Action: No action.
wiring.
3. KSI disconnected while
driving.
4. Blown KSI fuse.
18 Severe B+ Over Voltage .
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown 1. See Monitor menu ->
Main Contactor; Shutdown Battery: Capacitor Voltage.
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full 2. Battery parameters are
Brake. misadjusted.
3. Battery resistance too high
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for given regen current.

4. Battery disconnected while
regen braking.
1. Incorrect (to high) battery-

Severe KSI Over Voltage . voltage applied to KSI (pin 1).
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown 2. See Monitor menu->
18 Main Contactor; Shutdown Battery: Key switch Voltage.
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full Note: Prevents the Main
Brake. Contactor closure if KSI is
greater than the Severe Over
Voltage limit.

Controller: Temperature.
2. Controller is performance-
Controller Overtemp Cutback .
limited at this temperature.
22 Action: Reduced drive and brake
3. Controller is operating in an
torque.
extreme environment.
4. Excessive load on vehicle.
5. Improper mounting of
Controller.
23 B+ Undervoltage Cutback .
Action: Reduced drive torque. 1. Normal operation. Fault
indicates the batteries need
recharging. Controller is
performance limited at this
voltage.
2. Battery parameters are
misadjusted.
drain on battery.
4. Battery resistance too high.
driving.
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7. Blown B+ fuse or main

Contactor did not close.
1. Normal operation. Fault

shows that regen braking
currents elevated the battery
voltage during regen braking.
Controller is performance
B+ Overvoltage Cutback .
limited at this voltage.
Action: Reduced brake torque. Note:
24 2. Battery parameters are
This is declared only when the
misadjusted.
Controller is running in regen.
3. Battery resistance too high
for given regen current.
regen braking.
1. External load impedance on

+5V Supply . the +5V supply (pin 26) is too
25 Action None, unless a action is low.
programmed in VCL. 2. See Monitor menu ->
outputs: 5 Volts and Ext
Supply Current.
Digital Out 6 Open/Short .
26 Action: Digital Output 6 driver will not
Digital Output 6 driver (pin 9)
turn on.
is too low.
Digital Out 7 Open/Short .
27 Action: Digital Output 7 driver will not
Digital Output 7 driver (pin 20)
turn on.
is too low.
28 Motor Temp Hot Cutback .
Action: Reduced drive torque. 1. Motor temperature is at or
above the programmed
Temperature Hot setting, and
the current is being cut back.
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2. Motor Temperature
Contactor Menu parameters
are mis-tuned.
Motor: Temperature and ->
Inputs: Analog 2.
4. If the application doesn't
use a motor thermistor, Temp
Compensation and Temp
Cutback should be
programmed Off.
1. Motor thermistor is not

connected properly.
Motor Temp Sensor . 2. If the application doesn't
Action: MaxSpeed reduced (LOS, use a motor thermistor, Motor
29
Limited Operating Strategy), and Temp Sensor Enable should
motor temperature cutback disabled. be programmed Off.
Motor: Temperature and ->
Inputs: Analog 2.
1. Open or short on driver

Coil1 Driver Open/Short .
31 load.
Action:ShutdownDriver1.
2. Dirty connector pins.
3. Bad crimps or Faulty wiring.
Main Open/Short .
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown 1. Open or short on driver
31 Main Contactor; Shutdown load.
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full 2. Dirty connector pins.
Brake. 3. Bad crimps or Faulty wiring.

32 load.
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EMBrake Open/Short . 1. Open or short on driver

32 Action: Shutdown EMBrake; load.
Shutdown Throttle; Full Brake. 2. Dirty connector pins.

33 load.

34 load.

Proportional Driver Open/Short .
35 load.
Action: ShutdownProportional Driver.
Encoder . 1. Motor encoder failure.

36 Action: Shutdown EMBrake; Motor 2. Bad crimps or Faulty wiring.
disabled. 3. See Monitor menu ->
Motor: Motor RPM.
Sin/Cos Sensor . 1. Sin/Cos sensor failure.

36 Action: Shutdown EMBrake; Motor 2. Bad crimps or Faulty wiring.
disabled. 3. See Monitor menu ->
Motor: Motor RPM.
Motor Open .
37 Main Contactor; Shutdown 1. Motor phase is open.
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; 2. Bad crimps or Faulty wiring.
Ful/Brake.
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1. Main Contactor tips are

welded closed.
Main Contactor Welded . 2. Motor phase U or V is
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown disconnected or open.
38 Main Contactor; Shutdown 3. An alternate voltage path
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full (such as an external
Brake. Precharge resistor) is
providing a current to the
capacitor bank (B+ connection
terminal).
1. Main Contactor did not

close.
Main Contactor Did Not Close . 2. Main Contactor tips are
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown oxidized, burned, or not
39 Main Contactor; Shutdown making good Contactor.*.
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full 3. External load on capacitor
Brake. bank (B+ connection terminal)
that prevents capacitor bank
from charging.
4. Blown B+ fuse.

Throttle Wiper High .
41 Inputs: Throttle Pot.
Action: Shutdown Throttle.
2. Throttle pot wiper voltage
too high.

Throttle Wiper Low .
42 Inputs: Throttle Pot.
2. Throttle pot wiper voltage
too low.
Pot2 Wiper High . 1. See Monitor menu ->

43
Action: Full/Brake. Inputs: Pot2 Raw.
2. Pot2 wiper voltage too high.
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Pot2 Wiper Low . 1. See Monitor menu ->

44
Action: Full/Brake. Inputs: Pot2 Raw.
2. Pot2 wiper voltage too low.

Pot Low Overcurrent .
Outputs: Pot Low.
45 Action: Shutdown Throttle; Full
2. Combined pot resistance
Brake.
connected to pot low is too
low.
EEPROM .
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown 1. Failure to write to EEPROM
Main Contactor; Shutdown memory. This can be caused
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; by EEPROM memory writes
46 Shutdown lnterlock; initiated by VCL, by the CAN
ShutdownDriver1; ShutdownDriver2; bus, by adjusting parameters
ShutdownDriver3; ShutdownDriver4; with the programmer, or by
ShutdownProportional Driver; Full loading new software into the
Brake. Controller.
1. KSI, interlock, direction,

and throttle inputs applied in
incorrect sequence.
High Pedal Disable/Sequencing .
47 2. Faulty wiring, crimps , or
switches at KSI, interlock,
direction, or throttle inputs.
Inputs.
.
4. Emergency Reverse
EMER Rev High Pedal Disable . operation has concluded, but
47 Action: Shutdown Throttle; the throttle, forward and
Shutdown EMBrake reverse inputs, and interlock
have not been returned to
neutral.
49 Parameter Change .
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown 1. This is a safety Fault
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Main Contactor; Shutdown caused by a change in certain

EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full parameter settings so that the
Brake. vehicle will not operate until
KSI is cycled. For example, if
a user changes the Throttle
Type this Fault will appear and
require cycling KSI before the
vehicle can operate.
1. These Faults can be

defined by the Vehicle
OEM Faults(See OEM Manufacturer and are
51
documentation.) implemented in the
application-specific VCL code.
See Vehicle Manufacturer
documentation.

52
documentation.

53
documentation.
54 OEM Faults(See OEM
documentation.) 1. These Faults can be
Manufacturer and are
implemented in the
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documentation.

55
documentation.

56
documentation.

57
documentation.

58
documentation.
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implemented in the
documentation.

60
documentation.

61
documentation.

62
documentation.
implemented in the
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documentation.

64
documentation.

65
documentation.

66
documentation.

67
documentation.
68 VCL Run Time Error .
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown 1. VCL code encountered a
Main Contactor; Shutdown runtime VCL error.
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EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; ; 2. See Monitor menu ->

ShutdownDriver1; ShutdownDriver2; Controller: VCL Error Module
ShutdownDriver3; ShutdownDriver4; and VCL Error. This error can
ShutdownProportional Driver; Full then be compared to the
Brake. runtime VCL module ID and
error code definitions found in
the specific OS system
information file.
1. External load on the 5V and

12V supplies draws either too
much or too little current.
External Supply Out of Range .
2. Fault Checking Menu
69 Action: None, unless a action is
parameters Ext Supply Max
programmed in VCL.
and Ext Supply Min are mis-
tuned.
Outputs: Ext Supply Current.
OS General .
Main Contactor; Shutdown
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; ;
71
ShutdownDriver1; ShutdownDriver2; 1. Internal Controller Fault.
ShutdownDriver3; ShutdownDriver4;
ShutdownProportional Driver; Full
Brake.
Proportional DriverO Timeout . 1. Time between CAN PDO

72 Action: Shutdown Throttle; CAN CAN message transmission
NMT State set to Pre-operational. rates received exceeded the
PDO Timeout Period.
73 Stall Detected .
Action: Shutdown EMBrake; Motor 1. Stalled motor.
disabled; Controller Mode changed 2. Motor encoder failure.
to LOS (Limited Operating Strategy). 3. Bad crimps or Faulty wiring.
4. Problems with power
supply for the motor encoder.
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Motor: Motor RPM.
74 On Other Tractiontion Controller 1. Dual Drive Fault: see Dual

Drive manual.
75 Dual Severe 1. Dual Drive Fault: see Dual

Drive manual.
1. The Supervisor has

Supervisor .
detected a mismatch in
redundant readings.
2. Internal damage to
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle;
Supervisor microprocessor.
77 Shutdown lnterlock;
3. Switch inputs allowed to be
within upper and lower
thresholds for over 100
ShutdownProportional Driver;
milliseconds. (for recurring
Full/Brake.
errors, check the switches for
moisture).
Supervisor Incompatible .
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; ; 1. The main OS is not
78
ShutdownDriver1; ShutdownDriver2; compatible with the
ShutdownDriver3; ShutdownDriver4; Supervisor OS.
ShutdownProportional Driver;
Full/Brake.
Bad Calibrations .
1. Internal Controller Fault
Brake.
83 Driver Supply .
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown 1. Internal Controller Fault in
Main Contactor; Shutdown the voltage supply for the
driver circuits.
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Brake.
87 Motor Characterization .
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown 1. Motor characterization
Main Contactor; Shutdown failed during characterization
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full process. See Monitor menu ->
Brake. Controller: Motor
Characterization Error for
cause = sequencing error.
Normally caused by turning off
Motor Characterization Test
Enable before running the
test.
1 = encoder signal seen but
step size not auto-detected;
set up Encoder Steps
manually".
2 = motor temp sensor Fault.
3 = motor temp hot cutback
Fault.
4 = Controller overtemp
cutback Fault"".
5 = Controller undertemp
cutback Fault.
6 = Under Voltage Cutback
Fault.
7 = severe Over Voltage
Fault"".
8 = encoder signal not seen,
or one or both channels
missing.
9 = motor parameters out of
characterization range.
20 = Sin/Cos sensor not
found.
21 = phasing not detected"".
22 = Sin/Cos sensor
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characterization failure.
23 = started characterization
procedure while motor
rotating."
Encoder Pulse Count .
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; ; 1. Encoder Steps parameter
88
ShutdownDriver1; ShutdownDriver2; does not match the actual
ShutdownDriver3; ShutdownDriver4; motor encoder.
Brake.
Motor Type .
Action: Shutdown Motor; Shutdown .
89 Main Contactor; Shutdown 2. The Motor_Type parameter
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; value is out of range.
Ful/Brake.
VCL/OS Mismatch .
EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; ; 1. The VCL software in the
91
ShutdownDriver1; ShutdownDriver2; Controller does not match the
ShutdownDriver3; ShutdownDriver4; OS software in the Controller.
Brake.
EM Brake Faulted to Set . 1. Vehicle movement sensed

Action: Shutdown EMBrake; after the EM Brake has been
92
Shutdown Throttle. Position Hold is commanded to set.
engaged when Interlock= On. 2. EM Brake will not hold the
motor from rotating.
93 Encoder LOS (Limited Operating
Strategy) . 1. Limited Operating Strategy
Action: Enter LOS Controller mode. (LOS) Contactor mode has
been activated, as a result of
either an Encoder Fault (Code
36) or a Stall Detected Fault
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(Code 73).
2. Motor encoder failure.
4. Vehicle is stalled.
1. Emergency Reverse was

EMER Rev Timeout . activated and concluded
94 Action: Shutdown EMBrake; because the EMR Timeout
Shutdown Throttle. timer has expired.
2. The emergency reverse
input is stuck On.
Illegal Model Number .
1. Model_Number variable
Contains illegal value.
2. Software and hardware do
not match.
Brake.
3. Controller defective.
1. Dual drive enabled on only

Parameter Mismatch .
one Controller.
2. Incorrect Position feedback
type chosen for motor
technology in use.
Brake.
3. Dual drive is enabled in
torque mode.
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Curtis Controller Fault Code Translator

Full List Of Faults For Motor Controller Model 1232E

1. External short of phase U,V,

Precharge Faulted . 1. See Monitor menu ->

EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full 2. Controller is operating in an

1. See Monitor menu ->

1. Battery parameters are

1. See Monitor menu ->

for given regen current.

1. Incorrect (to high) battery-

1. See Monitor menu ->

7. Blown B+ fuse or main

1. Normal operation. Fault

1. External load impedance on

1. Motor thermistor is not

1. Open or short on driver

1. Open or short on driver

EMBrake Open/Short . 1. Open or short on driver

1. Open or short on driver

1. Open or short on driver

1. Open or short on driver

Encoder . 1. Motor encoder failure.

Sin/Cos Sensor . 1. Sin/Cos sensor failure.

1. Main Contactor tips are

1. Main Contactor did not

1. See Monitor menu ->

1. See Monitor menu ->

Pot2 Wiper High . 1. See Monitor menu ->

Pot2 Wiper Low . 1. See Monitor menu ->

1. See Monitor menu ->

1. KSI, interlock, direction,

Main Contactor; Shutdown caused by a change in certain

1. These Faults can be

1. These Faults can be

1. These Faults can be

application-specific VCL code.

1. These Faults can be

1. These Faults can be

1. These Faults can be

1. These Faults can be

defined by the Vehicle

1. These Faults can be

1. These Faults can be

1. These Faults can be

See Vehicle Manufacturer

1. These Faults can be

1. These Faults can be

1. These Faults can be

1. These Faults can be

EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; ; 2. See Monitor menu ->

1. External load on the 5V and

Proportional DriverO Timeout . 1. Time between CAN PDO

5. See Monitor menu ->

74 On Other Tractiontion Controller 1. Dual Drive Fault: see Dual

75 Dual Severe 1. Dual Drive Fault: see Dual

1. The Supervisor has

EMBrake; Shutdown Throttle; Full

EM Brake Faulted to Set . 1. Vehicle movement sensed

1. Emergency Reverse was

1. Dual drive enabled on only

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