Analog modules 
  9.2 SM 336; AI 6 x 13 Bit 
Fail-safe signal modules 
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Discrepancy analysis for fail-safe analog input modules 
If you have configured safety mode in accordance with SIL 3, you can configure a 
discrepancy time and an absolute tolerance window (as a % of the 4 mA to 20 mA 
measuring range) for each input of the analog input module. In addition, configure the 
standard value (MIN = lower value / MAX = higher value) to be applied and transferred to the 
F-CPU.  
If the difference between the two measured values is outside of the tolerance window for 
longer than the configured discrepancy time, this error is signaled and the fail-safe value 
(7FFF
H
) is transferred. In 
S7 Distributed Safety
, the fail-safe value 0 is provided in the PII for 
the safety program in place of 7FFF
H
. 
9.2.10  Diagnostic Messages for SM 336; AI 6 x 13 Bit 
Possible diagnostic messages  
The following table provides an overview of the diagnostic messages for 
SM 336; AI 6 x 13Bit. 
Diagnostic messages are assigned either to a channel or to the entire module. Some 
diagnostic messages occur only in certain applications. 
Table 9- 11  Diagnostic messages of SM 336; AI 6 x 13Bit 
Diagnostic message  Signaled in the 
application 
  Effective 
range of 
diagnostics
Assignabl
e 
 
Wire break  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 
Discrepancy error  4, 6 
A, B  Channel  Yes 
Common mode fault  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  A, B, C 
Overflow or underflow of the measured 
value (see "Wire break and underflow") in 
Chapter " Analog value representation 
(Page 182) ") 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  A, B, C  
 
Channel 
Incorrect module parameters 
Parameter assignment error (with 
specification of consecutive number) 
ADC/DAC error 
No external auxiliary voltage 
Communications error (CPU in Stop) 
Time monitoring activated (watchdog) 
EPROM / RAM fault 
Processor failure 
 
 
 
 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 
 
 
 
A, B, C 
CRC signature error 
Timeout of safety message frame 
monitoring 
 
3, 4, 5, 6 
Message frame error  1, 2 
 
A, B, C 
 
 
 
module 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No