Smoothing
Through the smoothing of analog values, a stable analog signal is made available for further
processing.
The smoothing of analog values is useful when measured values change rapidly.
The measured values are smoothed by means of digital filtering. Smoothing is achieved by the
module calculating mean values from a defined number of converted (digitized) analog values.
You assign smoothing in 4 different levels (none, weak, medium, or strong). The level
determines the number of analog signals used to form the mean value.
The stronger the smoothing is, the more stable the smoothed analog value will be and the
longer it will take until the smoothed analog signal is available after a step response.
Wire break check
Wire break detection is not possible for the current ranges 0 mA to 20 mA and ± 20 mA.
For the current range from 4 mA to 20 mA, provided the wire break check is enabled, a current
value below the input current of I ≤ 1.185 mA is interpreted as a wire break.
If the wire break check is enabled, there is no underflow detection.
10.4.3.2 Diagnostics of the AI 16 x 16 Bit
Introduction
Module faults and channel faults are displayed via the group error display (SF LED) and
signaled via the diagnostic data records 0/1.
Diagnostic messages and possible corrective measures
The table below provides an overview of the diagnostics messages of analog input modules.
Table 10-14 Diagnostic messages of the AI 16 x 16 Bit and possible corrective measures
Diagnostic message Configurable Possible cause of error Corrective measure
External auxiliary volt‐
age
missing
No No supply voltage L+ of the
module
Feed supply L+
Module parameters
not assigned
No Startup error Reassign the module pa‐
rameters
Incorrect parameters No One parameter, or the combi‐
nation of parameters, is not
plausible
Reassign the module pa‐
rameters
Time monitoring trip‐
ped
No Intermittently high electromag‐
netic interference
Eliminate the interference
EPROM error No Module defective Replace the module
RAM error No Module defective Replace the module
ADC/DAC error No Module defective Replace the module
ET 200PA SMART I/O modules
10.4 Analog input modules
ET 200PA SMART
Operating Instructions, 06/2019, A5E34192013-AB 185