Siemens SICAM AK 3, User Manual

Page: 219 / 260

Service
SICAM RTUs, SICAM AK 3 User Manual
219
DC2-028-2.03, Edition 07.2016
5.3 Diagnosis
5.3.1 Distinction of the Error Types
The following listing explains the different error types and how errors are recorded.
•
System errors
─
Supervision of the system, communication, time synchronization by the firmware of the
configured system elements
−
Logging in the online diagnosis
−
Activation of the red Error LED on the master control element
•
Parameterization errors (telecontrol function)
─
Supervision by the engineering tool
−
Specific conventions or plausibility checks
−
Indication upon entry or prevention of the transfer
─
Supervision online by the firmwares of the configured system elements
−
Logging in the online diagnosis
−
Activation of the red Error LED on the master control element
•
Program errors (open-/closed-loop control function)
─
Supervision by CAEx plus (engineering via SICAM TOOLBOX II)
−
Specific conventions or plausibility checks
−
Indication upon entry or prevention of the transfer
─
Supervision by the CAEx plus compiler (engineering via SICAM TOOLBOX II)
−
Logging in the "Error state viewer"
─
Supervision by the ASCII-Compiler during startup (engineering via web browser)
−
Logging in the PLC diagnosis
─
Supervision online by the firmware of the master control element
−
Logging in the online diagnosis
•
Operator errors
Are largely limited due to plausibility checks or queries by the SICAM TOOLBOX II.
Note
Naturally, all operator inputs, such as for example the loading of parameters or the online testing, are
subject to the responsibility of the user.
Profound knowledge of the automation technique in general, as well as the documents mentioned in the
Preface is presumed.
You find the error indications recorded in the diagnosis in the SICAM TOOLBOX II Online
Help, chapter "Parameter Documentation and Diagnosis Info", section "Diagnosis Infor-
mation"
, under the respective firmware.
5.3.2 Connection Possibilities for the Service
For the access to the diagnosis data of SICAM AK 3, an online connection of the SICAM
TOOLBOX II PC to the target system is required. Reading access is at the same time possible
locally and from the distance. Writing access (example: startup request to the target system)
is only exclusively possible.