Festo VAEM-V-S8EPRS2 Operating Instructions Manual page 19

Parameterisation
The status word is a 16-digit binary code. To interpret the status word, the returned decimal (RS232
communication) or hexadecimal (Ethernet communication) value must be converted into a binary
code.
The individual digits of the binary code represent the individual status indicators from right to left. The
individual bits are shown in the table from top to bottom.
Bit Designation
0 Status
1 -
2 -
3 Error bit
4 Operational readi-
ness
5 -
6 operating mode
7
8 Valve 1
... ...
15 Valve 8
Tab. 20: Meanings of the bits in the status word
Access Data type
R U16
Tab. 21: Architecture of ASCII telegram: query status word
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Meaning
Status 0
No valve active
Reserved, without function
Reserved, without function
no error
– ³ 1 valve in operation
– No valve selected
– Error
– Stop active
Reserved, without function
00: operating mode 1
01: operating mode 2
10: operating mode 3
11: reserved
– Valve not selected
– Error on selected valve
– No valve connected
...
– Valve not selected
– Error on selected valve
– No valve connected
Index I Subindex S
2 0
Status 1
³ 1 valve active
Error
³ 1 valve selected and ready to
start
Valve selected
...
Valve selected
Value V Example of an ASCII tele-
gram
- RU16:I2S0
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