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Resolving the block configuration errors 
Table 34 lists the parameters of all the blocks that can cause the status bit of Block Configuration 
Error to be set in their respective BLOCK_ERR parameters. The following table provides the 
initial values and the valid range for the parameters. 
 
 
ATTENTION 
Block configuration errors can only be cleared if the function block is being 
executed (running). One way of determining block execution is by doing a 
series of two or three reads of the BLOCK_TEST parameter and confirming 
that the first byte of the parameter is incrementing. This works, if the execute 
rate is fast relative to the speed of reading BLOCK_TEST. A very slowly 
executing block may not appear to execute as the parameters are updated 
only when the block executes. 
 
Table 34: Resolving block configuration errors 
Parameter  Initial Value  Valid Range  Corrective Action 
ALERT_KEY  0  non-zero  Initial Value is a configuration error. 
Set value to non-zero number. 
SIMULATE  1 (disabled)  1-2 (disabled -enabled)  Set value in valid range. 
PV_FTIME  0  0-200   Set value to valid range. 
ALARM_HYS  0.5 (%)  0-50 (%)  Set value to valid range. 
HI_HI_PRI, 
HI_PRI, 
LO_LO_PRI, 
LO_PRI 
0  0-15  Set value to valid range. 
HI_HI_LIM, 
HI_LIM 
+INF  +INF or within 
OUT_SCALE range 
Set value to valid range. 
LO_LIM, 
LO_LO_LIM 
-INF  -INF or within 
OUT_SCALE range 
Set value to valid range. 
BYPASS  0  1:OFF, 2:ON  Initial value is a configuration error. 
Set value in valid range. 
SHED_OPT  0  1-8 see Shed Options in 
the FF specs.) 
Initial value is a configuration error.  
Set value in valid range.  
HI_HI_LIM 
HI_LIM 
+INF 
+INF 
PV_SCALE, +INF  Values must be set in rank order. For 
example, LO_LIM > LO_LO_LIM but < 
HI_LIM etc. 
LO_LIM 
LO_LO_LIM 
-INF 
-INF 
PV_SCALE, -INF  Values must be set in rank order.  
OUT_HI_LIM 
OUT_LO_LIM 
100 
0 
OUT_SCALE  
+/- 10% 
Verify that OUT_HI_LIM > OUT_LO_LIM. 
SP_HI_LIM 
SP_LO_LIM 
100 
0 
PV_SCALE  
+/- 10% 
Verify that SP_HI_LIM > SP_LO_LIM.