Revision 6    HC900 Process & Safety Controller User and Installation Manual  189 
21 April 2017 
General Hardware Failure 
(AI=convertor not working) 
The software residing on the 
module does not match the module 
type. This diagnostic should only 
result in the factory. 
The loopback test of the shift 
register failed. 
Bad I/O Channel Diagnostics 
Individual channels on I/O modules indicate their diagnostics by 6 flashes on the Scanner and CPU; the 
channel’s LED does not indicate a diagnostic. Table 32 is a list of conditions that can cause a bad channel 
diagnostic.  
Table 32 – Bad I/O Channel Diagnostics 
Failure message 
indicated on Honeywell 
OI or Honeywell 
HCDesigner/Utilities 
function block monitor 
The sensor – T/C, RTD, or mV source -- is 
failing burnout checks. 
Check terminal block 
connections 
Replace source element 
Replace module. 
The signal at the terminals is less than 
10% below the range of the sensor. 
Check the signal level being 
applied to the terminals. 
The signal at the terminals is more than 
10% over the range of the sensor. 
Check the signal level being 
applied to the terminals. 
When attempting to take a reading, the 
ADC fails. This could result if the incoming 
signal is either too large or small. It also 
could result if the ADC circuit is failing. If 
the problem is the ADC circuit, most likely 
other channels will have the same failure.  
Check the signal level being 
applied to the terminals. 
The board indicates that the channel is 
failing to output the correct value. 
Check terminal connections. 
The number of configured channels in the 
DO function block exceeds the number of 
hardware channels on the DO card. 
Reconfigure the DO function 
block. 
Replace DO card with correct 
number of channels.