Appendix B
Troubleshooting
FieldPoint FP-3000 User Manual
B-4
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National Instruments Corporation
Table B-3.
Generic Software Configuration Problems
Problem
Solutions
Block will not leave
OOS
(Out of
Service) mode, and
BLOCK_ERR
does not report any errors
•
Make sure you have written a non-
OOS
mode to the
TARGET
mode of the block.
•
If this is a function block, make sure you have scheduled
the block. Refer to Chapter 3,
, for
information about how to download a schedule to the
FP-3000. Function blocks must be scheduled to change
modes.
•
The Resource Block might be
OOS
. This would force all
function blocks into
OOS
mode. Set the
MODE_BLK_TARGET
parameter in the Resource Block to
Auto
, and make sure its
ACTUAL
mode changes to
Auto
.
You do not need to schedule to Resource Block.
Block will not leave
OOS
(Out of
Service) mode, and
BLOCK_ERR
parameter reads “Block
Configuration Error”
•
Make sure you have written a non-
OOS
mode to the
TARGET
mode of the block.
•
Look at the
MSG
field of the parameter
LAST_BLOCK_EVENT
on the block in question. This
contains details on why the block cannot leave
OOS
mode.
If this field is blank, the block might not be scheduled;
function blocks must be scheduled to change modes. Refer
to Chapter 3,
, for information about
how to download a schedule to the FP-3000. If this field has
a message, the message tells you which parameter of the
block is misconfigured. Look up the correct use of the
parameter in the Chapter 4,
, or
Appendix C,
, and reconfigure the
parameter.