
Communication manual 8400 motec PROFIBUS
Diagnostics
Diagnostic data
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Error code of the Inverter Drive 8400 motec
If an error occurs in the controller, the logbook saves a 32-bit value in an error format which
consists of the following information:
[11-1] Structure of the error number
Bytes 13 ... 16 of the diagnostic message contain the error code of the controller.
In the logbook and in code
C00165
, the error number is shown in the following syntax
in order to facilitate the readability:
[Error type].[Error field no.].[Error ID]
Example: Error "Short circuit (OC1)"
A
Reserved
B
Error type
C
Error subject area
D
Error ID
2
1
0
3
Bit
16
25
26
31
0
15
29
30
Software manual/»Engineer« online help for Inverter Drives 8400 motec
Here you'll find detailed information on the structure and contents of the error
codes.
Byte
Value
[hex]
Description
1
x Standard data (PRM_Fault)
...
6
7
0A Block length of the advanced diagnostics = 10 bytes
8
81 Status message
9
00 Slot 0
10
01 Status coming
11
00
12
00
13
0B Error message 0x11C4000B ("Short circuit (OC1)")
• Error type: "Warning locked"
• Subject area: 0x11C4 (current)
• Error ID: 0x000B
Thus, the error number "0x11C4000B" means: An overcurrent has been detected in
the "current" subject area. This overcurrent causes a "Warning locked" error
response which has to be unlocked after the error has been removed.
14
00
15
C4
16
11