4 Faults and alarms
4.1 Overview of faults and alarms
SINAMICS DCP
384 List Manual (LH21), 05/2016
4.1.2 Explanation of the list of faults and alarms
The data in the following example has been chosen at random. The information listed below is
the maximum amount of information that a description can contain. Some of the information is
optional.
The "List of faults and alarms" (Page 386) has the following layout:
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Axxxxx (F, N) Fault location (optional): Name
Drive object: List of objects.
Cause: Description of possible causes.
Fault value (r0949, interpret format): or alarm value (r2124, interpret format): (optional)
Information about fault or alarm values (optional).
Remedy: Description of possible remedies.
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Axxxxx Alarm xxxxx
Axxxxx (F, N) Alarm xxxxx (message type can be changed in F or N)
Fxxxxx Fault xxxxx
Fxxxxx (A, N) Fault xxxxx (message type can be changed in A or N)
Nxxxxx No message
Nxxxxx (A) No message (message type can be changed in A)
A message comprises a letter followed by the relevant number.
The meaning of the letters is as follows:
• A means "Alarm"
• F means "Fault"
• N means "No message" or "Internal message" (or "No report")
The optional brackets indicate whether the type specified for this message can be changed
and which message types can be adjusted via parameters (p2118, p2119).
Fault location (optional): Name
The fault location (optional), the name of the fault or alarm and the message number are all
used to identify the message (e.g. with the commissioning software).
Note
You can change the default properties of a fault or alarm by setting parameters.
References: SINAMICS DCP operating instructions
The "List of faults and alarms" (Page 386) supplies information referred to the properties of a
message set as default. If the properties of a specific message are changed, the corresponding
information may have to be modified in this list.