Viewing I/O Fault Details
To see I/O fault details, click the fault entry. The detailed information box for the fault appears. (To
close this box, click the fault.)
The detailed information for I/O faults includes:
I/O Bus
Bus Address
Point Address
Group
Action
Category
Fault Type
Fault Extra Data
Fault Description
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Figure 21: I/O Fault Table Fault Entry Detail Display
When the module in the slot is a Genius Bus Controller (GBC), this number is
always one.
The serial bus address of the Genius device that reported or has the fault.
Identifies the point on the I/O device that has the fault when the fault is a
point-type fault.
Fault group is the highest classification of a fault. It identifies the general
category of the fault.
Fatal, Diagnostic, or Informational. For definitions of these actions, refer to
Fault Actions and Fault Action Configuration.
Identifies the category of the fault.
Identifies the fault type by number. Set to zero when not applicable to the
category.
Provides additional information for diagnostics by Technical Support
engineers. Explanations of this information are provided as appropriate for
specific faults in I/O Fault Descriptions and Corrective Actions.
Provides a specific fault code when the I/O fault category is a circuit fault
(discrete circuit fault, analog circuit fault, low-level analog fault) or module
fault. It is set to zero for other fault categories.
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