
8
M
aintenance and fault recti
fi
cation
8
.
1
M
aintenance
W
hen used as directed in normal operation
,
VEGABAR
53
is
completely maintenance
-
free
.
8
.
2
F
ault recti
fi
cation
VEGABAR
53
o
ff
ers maximum reliability
.
N
evertheless faults
can occur during operation
.
T
hese may be caused by the
following
,
e
.
g
.:
l
S
ensor
l
P
rocess
l
P
ower supply
l
S
ignal processing
.
T
he
fi
rst measures to be taken are to check the output signal
as well as evaluate failure messages via the indicating and
adjustment module
PLICSCOM
.
T
he procedure is described in
the following
.
F
urther comprehensive diagnostics options can
be accessed via a laptop with the software
PACT
ware
™
and
the suitable
DTM
.
I
n many cases
,
the causes can be
determined in this way and faults can be recti
fi
ed
.
S
hould these measures not be successful
,
please call in
urgent cases the
VEGA
service hotline under the phone
number
+
49 1805 858550
.
T
he hotline is available to you
7
days a week round
-
the
-
clock
.
S
ince we o
ff
er this service world
-
wide
,
the support is only
available in the
E
nglish language
.
T
he service is free of
charge
,
only the standard telephone costs will be charged
.
?
W
hen connecting an additional instrument
,
the segment
fails
.
l
M
ax
.
supply current of the segment coupler exceeded
à
M
easure the current consumption
,
reduce size of
segment
?
W
rong presentation of the measured value in
S
imatic
S
5
l
S
imatic
S
5
cannot interpret the number format
IEEE
of
the measured value
à
I
nsert converting component from
S
iemens
C
auses of malfunction
F
ault recti
fi
cation
24
hour service hotline
C
hecking
P
ro
fi
bus
PA
36
VEGABAR
53
-
P
ro
fi
bus
PA
M
aintenance and fault recti
fi
cation
28250
-
EN
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051004