Alarms, faults and system messages
The converter has the following diagnostic types:
• LED
The LEDs of the converter immediately inform you about the most important converter
states.
• Alarms and faults
Every alarm and every fault has a unique number.
The converter signals alarms and faults via the following interfaces:
– Fieldbus
– Terminal strip with the appropriate setting
– SINAMICS G120 Smart Access
– Startdrive
• Identification & maintenance data (I&M)
If requested, the converter sends data to the higher-level control via PROFINET:
– Converter-specific data
– Plant-specific data
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Status LED overview
LED status indicators
A G115D converter has a number of LEDs which are designed to indicate the operational state
of the converter. The LEDs are used to indicate the following states:
• General fault conditions
• Communication status
• Safety-Integrated status
• Input and output status
For different communication variants, the number of LEDs may vary. The following figure
illustrates the location of the various LEDs on the converter:
SINAMICS G115D Wall Mounted distributed drive
Operating Instructions, 07/2023, FW V4.7 SP14, A5E52808211A AA
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