Operating instructions
100  Application manual Positioning  04/08
4.8.5 Contouring error supervision 
Contouring errors may occur, for example, if the acceleration and deceleration 
ramps are not adjusted to the moment of inertia of the load and the drive cannot 
follow the specified reference values. With the contouring error threshold, you can 
define a maximum deviation between the current position and the required position. 
If this limit is exceeded for a user-defined time, the drive will respond as defined in 
parameter 
Fault Reaction 1120. 
Fault Reaction 1120
Function
0 - Disabled 
Factory setting. No evaluation of contouring error thre-
shold. 
1 - Error-Switch-Off 
The drive is switched off and error message "F0404 Con-
trol Deviation Position Controller" is output, if the 
Error
Threshold
1106 was exceeded by the time defined in 
Contouring Error Time 1119. 
2 - Shutdown, Error 
The drive is stopped at the current deceleration ramp 
1) 
and error message "F0404 Control Deviation Position Con-
troller" is output, if the 
Error Threshold 1106 was ex-
ceeded by the time defined in 
Contouring Error Time 
1119. 
3 - 
Emergency-Stop, 
Error 
The drive is stopped at the current emergency ramp 
2) 
and 
error message "F0404 Control Deviation Position Control-
ler" is output, if the 
Error Threshold 1106 was exceeded 
by the time defined in 
Contouring Error Time 1119. 
1)
 Deceleration ramp: 
In JOG mode, the drive is stopped based on the values for parameters 
Decelera-
tion
1177, Ramp Fall Time 1178.
When motion blocks are processed, the drive is stopped based on the values for 
Deceleration 1206 and Ramp Fall Time 1207. 
2)
 Emergency ramp: The drive is stopped based on the value for parameter Emer-
gency ramp 
1179. 
If the range defined by parameter 
Warning Threshold 1105 is left, the following is 
performed: 
− Signal "604 – Warning Position Controller" is set. 
− The warning is available via "61 - Warning Deviation of Position" and "161 - inv. 
Warning Deviation of Position" for digital outputs. 
−
Parameter 
Application Warnings 273 reads "A0020 CONT". 
If the range defined by parameter 
Error Threshold 1106 is left, the drive responds 
as defined in 
Fault Reaction 1120. 
Via parameter 
Contouring Error Time 1119, you can define how long the Error 
Threshold
1106 may be exceeded before the Fault Reaction 1120 is triggered. 
Parameter Setting
No.  Description  Min.  Max.  Fact. sett. 
1105  Warning Threshold  0 u  2
31
-1 u  32 768 u 
1106  Error Threshold  0 u  2
31
-1 u  65 536 u 
1119  Contouring Error Time  0 u  65 535 ms  10 ms 
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