An introduction to troubleshooting faults
A fault is an error state in your controller that will prevent it from executing normally. It must be resolved in order for the controller to resume its normal execution. There are many reasons that would cause an automation process to stop. There are a few ways of confirming that a controller fault is the cause of a process upset:
- An operator may notice a controller fault is being indicated from an HMI display
- The fault light is lit on your controller or a fault code is being listed on the scrolling status display on the controller
- We can also see that fault indicated when going online with our controller from RSLogix5000 / Logix Designer
A major fault as seen from the Controller Properties window
Troubleshooting ...
Get Learning RSLogix 5000 Programming now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
