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12 Troubleshooting and Maintenance
GX-series EtherCAT Slave Unit User’s Manual
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12-
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to Each Slave Unit
On
−
B
SF
Synchronization error (at
synchronization start)
After checking the following items,
restart the Slave Unit according to
the specification of connected
EtherCAT Master Unit.
•
Is the communications cable
wired correctly?
•
Is the communications cable
exposed to excessive noise?
•
Review set time of Sync Not
Received Timeout Setting
(synchronization error setting).
On
−
SF
SF
Communications
synchronization error
After checking the following items,
restart the Slave Unit according to
the specification of connected
EtherCAT Master Unit.
•
Is the communications cable
wired correctly?
•
Is the communications cable
exposed to excessive noise?
•
Review set time of
Communication Error Setting .
On
−
SF
SF
Synchronization error (in
operation)
After checking the following items,
restart the Slave Unit according to
the specification of connected
EtherCAT Master Unit.
•
Is the communications cable
wired correctly?
•
Is the communications cable
exposed to excessive noise?
•
Review set time of
Communication Error Setting .
If this does not improve, the Slave
Unit hardware may be damaged.
Replace the applicable Slave Unit.
12-1-2 Errors Unique to Each Slave Unit
Slave Unit type
Symptom
Cause
Measures
All models other than
Encoder Input Slave Units
Some functions are not
reflected even after
parameters have been
set.
The functions enabled by
recycling the power were
changed.
Turn ON Slave Unit power
supply again after
changing the setting.
[PWR]
indicator
[L/A IN]
[L/A OUT]
LED
[RUN]
indicator
[ERR]
indicator
Description
Actions
Summary of Contents for GX-AD0471
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Page 42: ...2 EtherCAT Slave Unit 2 8 GX series EtherCAT Slave Unit User s Manual...
Page 66: ...4 Installation and Wiring 4 18 GX series EtherCAT Slave Unit User s Manual...
Page 84: ...5 EtherCAT Communications 5 18 GX series EtherCAT Slave Unit User s Manual...
Page 98: ...6 Basic Specifications of Slave Units 6 14 GX series EtherCAT Slave Unit User s Manual...
Page 178: ...7 Digital I O Slave Unit 7 80 GX series EtherCAT Slave Unit User s Manual...
Page 206: ...8 Analog I O Slave Unit 8 28 GX series EtherCAT Slave Unit User s Manual...
Page 280: ...11 Expansion Unit 11 20 GX series EtherCAT Slave Unit User s Manual...
Page 388: ...A Appendix A 84 GX series EtherCAT Slave Unit User s Manual...
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