Faults And Alarms; Overview Of Faults And Alarms; General Information About Faults And Alarms - Siemens SINAMICS G List Manual

Faults and Alarms

Overview of Faults and Alarms

3.1 Overview of Faults and Alarms
3.1.1

General information about faults and alarms

Display of Faults and Alarms
If a fault occurs, the drive indicates the fault and/or alarm.
The following methods for displaying faults and alarms are available:
• Display via the fault and alarm buffer with PROFIBUS.
• Display online via the commissioning software.
Differences between Faults and Alarms
The differences between faults and alarms are as follows:
Table 3-1
Type
Faults
Alarms
3-506
Differences between Faults and Alarms
What happens when a fault occurs?
• The appropriate fault reaction is triggered.
• Status signal ZSW1.3 is set.
• The fault is entered in the fault buffer.
How are faults eliminated?
• Remove the original cause of the fault.
• Acknowledge the fault.
What happens when an alarm occurs?
• Status signal ZSW1.7 is set.
• The alarm is entered in the alarm buffer.
How are alarms eliminated?
• Alarms are "self acknowledging", that is, they are reset automati-
cally when the cause of the alarm has been eliminated.
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