116 Rockwell Automation Publication 5069-UM004A-EN-P - April 2019
Chapter 4   Output Module Features
Short Circuit Protection with Safety Output Modules
Table 30 describes what happens when a short circuit condition is detected on 
a Compact 5000 I/O safety output module.
Table 31 describes what happens when the short circuit condition is removed 
from a Compact 5000 I/O safety output module and the data is set to safe 
state, that is, the off state.
For more information on the maximum current that you can apply to an 
output, see the Compact 5000 I/O Modules and EtherNet/IP Adapters 
Technical Data, publication 
5069-TD001.
Table 30 - Short Circuit Protection - Compact 5000 I/O Safety Output Modules
Output Behavior Tag Value Diagnostic Value I/O Status Indicator 
State
• Faults
• Turns off
One of the following:
• If the output point is 
shorted to 24V DC, the 
I.Ptxx.ShortCircuit 
tag = 1.
• If the output point is 
shorted to ground, no tags 
are changed.
One of the following:
• If the output point was 
shorted to 24V DC when 
the short circuit condition 
was detected, the Short 
Circuit diagnostic = 1.
• If the output point is 
shorted to ground when 
the short circuit condition 
was detected, the Short 
Circuit to Ground 
diagnostic = 1.
One of the following:
• Flashes red if the 
output point is 
shorted to 24V DC.
• Off if the output 
point is shorted to 
ground.
Table 31 - Short Circuit Protection - Compact 5000 I/O Safety Output Modules
Output Behavior Tag Value Diagnostic Value I/O Status Indicator 
State
Restarts in its 
commanded state
One of the following:
• If the output point is 
shorted to 24V DC, the 
I.Ptxx.ShortCircuit 
tag = 0.
• If the output point is 
shorted to ground, no tags 
are changed.
One of the following:
• If the output point was 
shorted to 24V DC when 
the short circuit condition 
was detected, the Short 
Circuit diagnostic = 0.
IMPORTANT: You must 
cycle power to the module 
to reset the diagnostic.
• If the output point is 
shorted to ground when 
the short circuit condition 
was detected, the Short 
Circuit to Ground 
diagnostic = 0.
Turns off if there is no 
longer a load that is 
connected to the 
output.