GE PACSystems RX7i

Chapter 9. Diagnostics
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Viewing I/O Fault Details
To see I/O fault details, click the fault entry. The detailed information box for the fault appears. (To
close this box, click the fault.)
Figure 21: I/O Fault Table Fault Entry Detail Display
The detailed information for I/O faults includes:
I/O Bus
When the module in the slot is a Genius Bus Controller (GBC), this number is
always one.
Bus Address
The serial bus address of the Genius device that reported or has the fault.
Point Address
Identifies the point on the I/O device that has the fault when the fault is a
point-type fault.
Group
Fault group is the highest classification of a fault. It identifies the general
category of the fault.
Action
Fatal, Diagnostic, or Informational. For definitions of these actions, refer to
Fault Actions and Fault Action Configuration.
Category
Identifies the category of the fault.
Fault Type
Identifies the fault type by number. Set to zero when not applicable to the
category.
Fault Extra Data
Provides additional information for diagnostics by Technical Support
engineers. Explanations of this information are provided as appropriate for
specific faults in I/O Fault Descriptions and Corrective Actions.
Fault Description
Provides a specific fault code when the I/O fault category is a circuit fault
(discrete circuit fault, analog circuit fault, low-level analog fault) or module
fault. It is set to zero for other fault categories.