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Status Areas Section 7-2
Warning Status Area The Counter Unit’s or Positioning Unit’s Warning Status Area contains the fol-
lowing 16 bits. The Warning Status Area provides notification of minor errors
in the Unit. When any of the flags turns ON, bit 2 of the Communications
Unit’s Status Flags is turned ON and that information is transmitted to the
Master.
Alarm Status Area The Counter Unit’s or Positioning Unit’s alarm status area contains the follow-
ing 16 bits.The Alarm Status Area provides notification of serious errors in the
Unit. The flags indicate non-fatal errors in the Unit. When any of these flags
turns ON, bit 3 of the Communications Unit’s Status Flags is turned ON and
that information is transmitted to the Master.
Bit Content Description
0 Reserved ---
1Reserved ---
2Reserved ---
3 Unit Maintenance Flag
OFF: Normal
ON: Error (Over threshold or
87672 hours)
Monitors the power ON time warning
value set for the Unit Conduction Time
Monitor function.
Also monitors whether 87672 hours (10
years) have elapsed.
4Reserved ---
5Reserved ---
6Reserved ---
7Reserved ---
8Reserved ---
9 Connected Device Maintenance
Flag
OFF: Within range (all points
below set value)
ON: Out-of-range (one or more
points exceeded set value)
Monitors the warning value set for the
Contact Operation Counter or Total ON
Time Monitor function.
10 Reserved ---
11 Reserved ---
12 Reserved ---
13 Reserved ---
14 Reserved ---
15 Reserved ---
Bit Content Description
0 Reserved ---
1 EEPROM Data Error Flag OFF: Normal
ON: Error occurred
2 Reserved ---
3 Reserved ---
4 Reserved ---
5 Reserved ---
6 Reserved ---
7 Reserved ---
8 I/O Power Supply Status Flag OFF: I/O power supply ON
ON: I/O power supply OFF
9 Reserved ---
10 Reserved ---
11 Reserved ---
12 Reserved ---