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Diagnostics and error handling
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Diagnostics and error handling
5.1
Summary of diagnostics options
The CTEL master module supports various options for diagnostics and error handling in the CPX terminal. An
overview is provided by Tab. 5.1.
Diagnostics
option
Explanation/advantages
Detailed description
Error messages
The CTEL master module reports specific
malfunctions as error messages (error num
bers) to the CPX bus node.
Advantage: Error messages can be evaluated
via the CPX bus node, operator unit or FMT.
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CPX system description
(P.BE-CPX-SYS-…)
LED display
The CTEL master module reports specific
malfunctions as error messages (error num
bers) to the CPX bus node.
Advantage: Fast “on-site” error detection.
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Status bits, I/O
diagnostic inter
face and specific
diagnostic func
tions
The errors recognised by the CTEL master
module are reported in some cases to the
CPX bus node with special additional inform
ation.
Advantage: Fast access to error messages
via the fieldbus, etc.
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CPX system description
(P.BE-CPX-SYS-…)
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CPX bus node description
Diagnostics via
the operator unit
Menu-driven display of diagnostic informa
tion on the operator unit.
Advantage: Fast “on-site” error detection.
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Operator unit description
(P.BE-CPX-MMI-1-…)
Diagnostics via
the Festo Main
tenance Tool
(FMT)
The FMT offers the option to display dia
gnostic information on a PC.
Advantage: Fast “on-site” error detection;
diagnostics also possible from a higher
automation level
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Online help for the FMT
Tab. 5.1
Diagnostics options
The available diagnostic information may depend on the settings of the CPX bus node or
on the parameterisation.
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