PLC Troubleshooting: A Method That Finds Real Faults
A repeatable PLC troubleshooting order: module LEDs, controller major faults, I/O connection status, forces, cross-reference, trends and Ethernet checks.
A repeatable PLC troubleshooting order: module LEDs, controller major faults, I/O connection status, forces, cross-reference, trends and Ethernet checks.
Covers common Allen Bradley PLC faults, communication, I/O, program, hardware, power, overheating, and interference, with practical fixes for each.
How to check for a specific fault type and code, clear it with SSV, and handle faults during prescan in a Logix controller fault routine.
A PLC controller fault routine that reads MajorFaultRecord with GSV, clears the fault it knows with SSV, and keeps the rest of the machine running.
Practical PLC troubleshooting methods: reading diagnostic LEDs and fault codes, adding counters to trace program flow, and using trend graphs.
How to trigger a user-defined major fault with a code between 990 and 999 in Logix Designer, and how the controller responds when it occurs.
Allen Bradley fault codes for I/O connections, 16#0001 upward, what each string means and which end of the connection you should be looking at.
Omron plc error codes in decimal and hex, what each one means, and which are command errors against which are checksum and overrun faults on the line.
S7 plc error codes as the CPU reports them: the number, what the text means, and the cause, including calls that break when an interface changed.
Step7 plc error codes with the number, what Step 7 means by it and what to change, from chdir and TBI errors to calls that fail after an edit.
Reference table of ControlLogix minor fault codes covering I/O, serial port, battery, and PID errors, with the recovery method for each one.
A ControlLogix fault codes list by type and code, with the cause behind each major fault and the recovery method that clears it.