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Troubleshooting Section 10-2
■ Reference Information
Cycle Time Too Long
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Illegal Area Access Error
If the PLC Setup has been set to stop operation for an ille-
gal access error, the Access Error Flag will turn ON when 
an illegal access error has occurred. 
The following operations are considered illegal access:
• Reading/writing the parameter area
• Writing to an area without memory installed
• Writing to a write-protected area
• Indirect DM addressing BCD error 
Refer to A298 and A299 (instruction program address when 
the program fails) and take corrective actions so that illegal 
area access errors will not occur. Alternatively, set the PLC 
Setup so that PLC operation will not stop when an instruc-
tion error occurs. 
No END Error
This error occurs when there is not an END(001) instruction 
in the program within a task. 
Insert an END(001) instruction at the end of the program 
allocated to the task stored in A294 (task number when the 
program fails).
Task Error
This error is generated by any of the following conditions.
1. There is not an executable cyclic task (active). 
2. There is no specified interrupt task when an interrupt is 
generated (input interrupt, high-speed counter interrupt, 
scheduled interrupt, or external interrupt). 
1. Check the properties of the executable cyclic task and set 
at least one task to start when operation starts.
2. Create a task for the number stored in A294 (task number 
when the program fails).
Differentiation Overflow Error
Differentiation instructions were repeatedly inserted or 
deleted using the online editor and the system restriction 
was exceeded. 
Change the operating mode to PROGRAM mode and then 
return to MONITOR mode.
Illegal Instruction Error
Execution of an unexecutable instruction was attempted. 
For a CPU Unit with 10, 14 or 20 I/O Points, the instruction 
operand will be given in D10000 to D31999.
Check the program, correct the problem, and transfer the 
program to the CPU Unit again.
UM Overflow Error
An attempt was made to execute a program that exceeds 
the user program capacity.
Transfer the program again using the CX-Programmer.
Error flag Program Error Flag, A401.09
Error code (A400) 80F0
Error information Program error details, A294 to A299
Probable cause Possible remedy
This error occurs when the cycle time PV exceeds the max-
imum cycle time set in the PLC Setup. 
Review the program to decrease the cycle time or change 
the maximum cycle time set in the PLC Setup. 
Refer to the Maximum Interrupt Task Processing Time 
(A440) and study the maximum cycle time. 
The cycle time can be decreased using the following meth-
ods. 
• Separate instructions not being executed into different 
tasks.
• Consider using jump instructions for areas in the task that 
are not executed.
• Prohibit cycle refreshing with Special I/O Units that do not 
require exchange of cycle data.
Error flag Cycle Time Too Long Error, A401.08
Error code (A400) 809F
Error information ---
Probable cause Possible remedy