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Diagnostics and error handling
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Festo – P.BE-CPX-CTEL-EN – 1411a – English
5
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 termin
al. 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
numbers) 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
numbers) to the CPX bus node.
Advantage: Fast “on-site” error detection.
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Status bits, I/O
diagnostic interface
and specific diagnostic
functions
The errors recognised by the CTEL master
module are reported in some cases to the
CPX bus node with special additional
information.
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
Diagnostic information can be displayed on
the operator unit in a convenient and
menu-driven manner.
Advantage: Fast “on-site” error detection.
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Operator unit description
(P.BE-CPX-MMI-1-…)
Diagnostics via the
Festo Maintenance
Tool (FMT)
The CPX-FMT offers the option to display
diagnostic information at 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
Note
The available diagnostic information may depend on the settings of the CPX bus
node or on the parameterisation.
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