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Chapter 8 Diagnostics
5. Use the arrow keys on the keypad to navigate to the Fault or Alarm number
to review, then press ENTER (number 5 from the keypad).
Accessing the Fault and Alarm Buffers
In addition to the SMC-50 control module storing the most recent Alarm and
Fault codes as parameters, the date and time the Fault or Alarm occurred is stored
in the Fault Buffer (last five faults) and Alarm Buffer (last 100 alarms). To access
Fault buffers and Alarm Buffers using the 20-HIM-A6, you must access the
Diagnostic folder. To do so, perform the following steps.
1. From the SMC-50 control module standard power up screen, press the
Folders key at the lower left of the display.
2. Using the right or left arrow key, display the DIAGNOSTIC folder.
3. Using the up or down arrow key, select either Faults or Alarms, then press
ENTER. In this example, Faults is used.
TIP In step 5
, Fault 61 is displayed. For Fault/Alarm code data, see Table on
page 151.
PROPERTIES
AUTO
Stopped
0 Amps
Allen-Bradley
ESC
Port 00 Param File-Group
F
FILE Motor Protection
GROUP History
Fault 4
Fault 5
Alarm 1
ENTER
PROPERTIES
AUTO
Stopped
0 Amps
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ESC
Port 00 Dev Param 138
Fault 1
61
PAR #
PROPERTIES
Faults
Alarms
Reset Device
Device Version
AUTO
F
00
Stopped
0 Amps
Allen-Bradley
ESC
DIAGNOSTIC