Safety Controller with Ethernet Instruction Manual

9.5 Fault Diagnostics—PCI
The first step in diagnosing faults via the PCI is to bring up the Live Display screen (see section 7.2 Display Controller Information — PC
Interface (PCI) on page 71).
The Live Display screen (if the PC is connected to the Controller) shows in real time, the status of each Safety Output, which device
caused an output to turn OFF, if any, and basic information about the Controller model and the configuration.
9.5.1 Fault Log—PCI
While the Controller is powered up and connected to the PC, every fault that occurs is stored in the fault log. The PCI displays real-time
fault information via the Fault Log screen shown in the following figure. The fault information includes the following information about
each fault; expand the size of the window as needed to see all the faults.
• Date and time of the fault
• Device name
• General description of the fault, and
• Fault code (for lookup table reference).
Additional code information can be displayed, should factory ap-
plications assistance be required.
Clears the faults displayed and
gets the latest faults stored in
the Safety Controller’s fault log.
Saves the displayed faults
to a file for later reference.
Figure 51. Fault Log screen—PCI
9.5.2 Fault Log Recording—PCI
To determine the cause of a persistent fault, compile an exten-
ded record of the faults and save it to a file. Select the Edit but-
ton in the Fault Log screen to establish the times at which the
fault data record starts and stops. The Schedule Fault Log Cap-
ture menu will then appear.
The menu settings at right show that any fault that occurs from
Friday, June 29, 2007 at 11:00 pm until Saturday, June 30,
2007 at 6:00 am will be recorded to a user-designated file for
future reference.
Figure 52. Schedule Fault Log Capture menu
NOTE: The selected start and stop times must be later than the time at which this selection is made; the fault log capture
will not capture past faults.
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