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Chapter
6
Operating Instructions
Flexi Soft Gateways
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Fieldbus gateways
Error
Possible cause
Possible remedy
FX0-GCAN does not supply any
data.
PWR Red
NS Red
MS Red
Supply voltage dip.
Check supply voltage.
Reset Flexi Soft system
FX0-GCAN does not supply any
data.
PWR Green
NS
Green (1 Hz)
MS
Green (1 Hz)
False Node ID/CANopen address.
False baud rate (CAN transceiver
could be in passive error), FX0-
GCAN is in Idle mode.
Check and correct the address.
Check and correct the baud rate.
FX0-GCAN does not supply any
data.
PWR Green
NS Red
MS
Red/green
False baud rate and FX0-GCAN
transceiver is in bus off state
(hardware problem at CAN physical
layer).
CAN cable has been disconnected.
Check and correct the baud rate.
Check CANopen cabling.
Reset Flexi Soft system.
FX0-GCAN does not supply any
data.
PWR Green
NS
Green (1 Hz)
MS Green
CANopen master is in stop or pre-
operational mode.
During initialization of the bus
system, another slave could not be
initialized.
CANopen state of FX0-GCAN is pre-
operational.
False Node ID/CANopen address.
Set CANopen master into Run state
(CANopen state Operational).
Check whether all slaves on the bus are
“On”.
Check CANopen cabling.
Check whether CAN master starts
automatically.
Check and correct the CANopen
address.
FX0-GCAN does not supply any
data.
PWR Green
NS Red
MS Green
FX0-GCAN transceiver is in error
passive.
CAN cable has been disconnected.
Check CANopen cabling.
Check the diagnostics messages with
Flexi Soft Designer.
Reset Flexi Soft system.
FX0-GCAN does not supply any
data.
PWR Green
NS
Red (1 Hz)
MS
Red/green
Node guarding or heartbeat
consumer failure.
Guarding configuration has been
changed.
Check CANopen cabling.
Check life guarding time (life time
factor
O
1)
Check heartbeat consumer time
(should be
O
1.5 × heartbeat producer
time)
Check the diagnostics messages with
Flexi Soft Designer.
Reset Flexi Soft system.
FX0-GCAN is in Critical fault
mode.
PWR Green
NS Red
MS
Red (2 Hz)
FX0-GCAN internal device error.
CPU firmware version does not
support Flexi Soft gateways.
Switch off the power supply of the Flexi
Soft system and switch it on again.
Check the diagnostics messages with
Flexi Soft Designer.
Use a FX3-CPUx with the required
firmware version (see section 2.2
“Correct use” on page 10).
If the error remains, replace the
gateway.
FX0-GCAN/Flexi Soft system is
in Critical fault mode
PWR Red
NS Off
MS Red
FX0-GCAN is not plugged properly
into the other Flexi Soft module.
Module connecting plug is soiled or
damaged.
Other Flexi Soft module has
internal critical error.
Plug the FX0-GCAN in correctly.
Clean the connecting socket/plug.
Repower the system.
Check the other Flexi Soft modules.
6.3
DeviceNet gateway
The following Flexi Soft gateway can be used for DeviceNet: FX0-GDEV.
6.3.1
Characteristic of the DeviceNet implementation
group 2 server (fragmented)
acknowledge handling
I/O Messaging (Polled or Change of State/Cyclic) also fragmented
baud rate adjustable via DIP switch (125 kbit/s, 250 kbit/s, 500 kbit/s)