Siemens SINAMICS S Series List Manual page 1424

Faults and Alarms
Overview of faults and alarms
3.1 Overview of faults and alarms
3.1.1 General information about faults and alarms
Indicating 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
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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 acknowledge themselves. If the cause of the alarm is no
longer present, then they automatically reset themselves.
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SINAMICS S List Manual (LH1), 07/2007