At a Glance

The module diagnostics function displays detected errors, classified according to category:

  • Internal detected error:

    • module detected malfunction

    • self-testing detected error

  • External events:

    • Wiring control (broken-wire)

    • Under range/over range

  • Other detected errors:

    • configuration detected error

    • module missing or off

    • inoperative channel

A detected module error is indicated by a number of LEDs changing to red, such as:

  • in the rack-level configuration editor:

    • the LED of the rack number

    • the LED of the slot number of the module on the rack

  • in the module-level configuration editor:

    • the Err and I/O LEDs, depending on the type of detected error

    • the Channel LED in the Channel field

Procedure

The table below shows the procedure for accessing the module Fault screen.

Step

Action

1

Open the module debugging screen.

2

Click on the module reference in the channel zone and select the Fault tab.

NOTE: It is not possible to access the module diagnostics screen if one of the following conditions is detected:

  • a configuration error

  • a major breakdown error

  • a missing module

The following message then appears on the screen: " The module is missing or different from that configured for this position."

Result: The list of module detected errors appears.