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FM-4 Programming Module Reference Manual
Drive Faults
The Active Drive Faults dialog box is automatically displayed whenever a fault occurs. There are two options in this dialog
box: Reset Faults and Ignore Faults.
Resetting Faults
Some drive faults are automatically reset when the fault condition is cleared. Others require drive power to be cycled or the
drive to be "rebooted" to be cleared. If you wish to continue working in the PowerTools Pro software without resetting the
fault, click the Ignore Fault button.
To reset faults that can be reset with the Reset Faults button, simply click the Reset Faults button in the Drive Faults Detected
dialog box or push the Reset button on the front of the drive where the fault occurred.
Viewing Active Drive Faults
To view all active drive faults, select the View Faults command from the Device menu. The dialog box displayed is the same
as Active Drive Faults dialog box described above.
Rebooting the Drive
To reboot the drive, cycle power or select Reboot Drive from the Device menu. This command reboots the drive attached to
the active Configuration Window.
Error Messages
PowerTools Pro will pop-up an error message box to alert the user to any errors it encounters. These message boxes will
describe the error and offer a possible solution.
The terms below appear in a list of common problems you might encounter when working with PowerTools Pro software
along with the error message displayed, the most likely cause and solution.
Assign means to set a value using an equation. For example, x = 2, you are assigning the value of 2 to x.
A Boolean value is a value that represents two states such as On or Off. In the FM-4 there are three variable types that have
Boolean values. They are Boolean Variables, Input Event Variables and Output Event Variables. They all have a Boolean
Value and can be used in equations to assign their Boolean value to another variable or in a conditional test.
In an equation, conditional tests such as (vel > 3.1) become Boolean values.
In FM-4 Programming, unquoted text names are used to represent Boolean constants. Several different names are available.
They all represent the two Boolean states and therefore are interchangeable.
An Expression is a collection of mathematical operands (variables, constants and numbers) and operators( +, -, *, <, >, etc.)
that form a value. The right hand side of an equation (to the right of the =) is an expression.
The Parser is an internal component of PowerTools Pro software that reads your program text file and generates executable
code used by the FM4 Module firmware. The parser detects errors that are reported to you as Red Dot Error Messages.
Program errors are displayed in the program view in Red Dot Error Messages. They are indicated with red dots. To get further
information on the cause of the error, use the program toolbar RedDot Help button. This is an on/off setting that enables error
message displays and application help messages.
Non-Programming Error Messages
These messages occur while you are working in a view other than the Program view. The Program view has error messages
specific to it, and they are described in a Programming Error Messages section. The popup messages are listed below.
Can Not Add Index, until current is valid.,
Can Not Add Jog, until current is valid.,
Can Not Add Program, until current is valid.
The current view must be valid before you can create a new instance of Index, Jog or Home.
Error: The maximum limit of Instances is reached.
The number of Index instances, Jog Instances and Home Instances is limited. If you attempt to add an instance and the
number of existing instances is at the maximum, you will get this message.
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