A. Technical appendix
A-3
Festo P.BE-CB-COMP-EN en 1102d
A.1 Operating malfunctions
A.1.1 General fault finding
Problem Cause Action
Device does not function, both
illuminated push-buttons are
flashing.
Ambient, setting, data or
hardware fault
1. Identify fault coding in
Appendix A.1.2.
2. Eliminate fault.
3. Acknowledge with
START/STOP button.
Good inspection par t s are
sorted as bad parts.
– Tolerance set too low – Increase toleranc e and
repeat Teach procedure with
more sample parts.
– Incorrect parts type selected
by external type preselection
at the PLC connection.
– Select the (correct) parts
type with external type
preselect.
Bad inspection parts are
accepted as good parts by the
device.
– Tolerance is set too high.
–Deviationsarenot
recognisable for the
Checkbox.
– Reduce tolerance.
– With CheckOpti: Optimize the
Teach data.
– Display cFul
– Good part s are blown back
into the small parts c onveyor
in all orientations.
The preselected counter status
is reached and is not reset by
the external controller.
– Check connection to
controller.
–CheckPLCprograminthe
controller.
–Responsetime
point/duration of the
Checkbox is not correct.
– Inspection part deviation is
shown fo r an unusually long
time.
Checkbox runs in the diagnostic
mode.
– With CheckKon: switch from
the diagnostic mode to t he
operating mode, or
– Conclude
CheckKon/CheckOpti.
Tab. A/1: Faults and remedies