User Manual

4 Faults and alarms
4.1 Overview of faults and alarms
SINAMICS G120 CU230P-2 Control Units
658 List Manual (LH9), 04/2014, A5E33838102B AA
4.1.2 Explanation of the list of faults and alarms
The data in the following example has been chosen at random. The information listed below is
the maximum amount of information that a description can contain. Some of the information is
optional.
The "List of faults and alarms" (Page 666) has the following layout:
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Axxxxx (F, N) Fault location (optional): Name
Message class: Text of the message class (number according to PROFIdrive)
Reaction: NONE
Acknowledgement: NONE
Cause: Description of possible causes.
Fault value (r0949, interpret format): or alarm value (r2124, interpret format): (optional)
Information about fault or alarm values (optional).
Remedy: Description of possible remedies.
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Axxxxx Alarm xxxxx
Axxxxx (F, N) Alarm xxxxx (message type can be changed in F or N)
Fxxxxx Fault xxxxx
Fxxxxx (A, N) Fault xxxxx (message type can be changed in A or N)
Nxxxxx No message
Nxxxxx (A) No message (message type can be changed in A)
A message comprises a letter followed by the relevant number.
The meaning of the letters is as follows:
• A means "Alarm"
• F means "Fault"
• N means "No message" or "Internal message"
The optional brackets indicate whether the type specified for this message can be changed
and which message types can be adjusted via parameters (p2118, p2119).
Information on reaction and acknowledgement is specified independently for a message with
an adjustable message type (e.g. reaction to F, acknowledgement for F).
Note
You can change the default properties of a fault or alarm by setting parameters.
References: /BA5/ SINAMICS G120 Operating Instructions
Frequency Converter with CU230P-2 Control Units,
Section "Alarms, faults, and system messages"
The "List of faults and alarms" (Page 666) supplies information referred to the properties of a
message set as default. If the properties of a specific message are changed, the corresponding
information may have to be modified in this list.