Reference Manual Owner's manual

Publication GMLC-5.2 - November1999
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All status variables—except Status_LEDs—are read-only.
Status_LEDs can also be used within an expression, and can be used to
display a code on the motion controller’s front panel Status LEDs.
Each of the variables in the table above is described in the following
pages.
Axis Status
Axis_status is an integer value representing the present status of a specific
axis.
In the Tag Explorer, select both Axis System Variables and the desired
physical axis, then select Axis_status in the Tag Window.
The present status of the specified axis appears as a value, according to
the following table. The table shows the corresponding message that
appears in an axis status field in the runtime display (if enabled).
Status
Code Description
Runtime
Display
Servo Master Only Virtual Imaginary
14 AxisLink timeout AXL FLT ✓
13 AxisLinkFailed (axis not found) AXL FLT ✓
12 Virtual Axis Not Enabled AXS OFF ✓
11 Drive Fault DRV FLT ✓
10 Position Error Tolerance Fault ERR FLT ✓
9 Hardware Overtravel Fault HRD LIM ✓
8 Software Travel Limits Fault SFT LIM ✓
7 Encoder Noise or Loss Fault ENC FLT ✓✓
6 Feedback OFF or
Virtual Axis Enabled
SRV OFF
SRV OFF
✓✓✓
5 Servo Output Limited OUT LIM ✓