358 Fault tracingFaults latch inside the drive and cause the drive to trip, and the motor stops. After thecause of a fault has been removed, the fault can be reset from a selectable source(Menu - Primary settings - Advanced functions - Reset faults manually (Resetfaults manually from:); or parameter 31.11 Fault reset selection) such as the controlpanel, Drive composer PC tool, the digital inputs of the drive, or fieldbus. Reseting thefault creates an event 64FF Fault reset. After the reset, the drive can be restarted.Note that some faults require a reboot of the control unit either by switching the poweroff and on, or using parameter 96.08 Control board boot – this is mentioned in thefault listing wherever appropriate. Pure eventsIn addition to warnings and faults, there are pure events that are only recorded in theevent log of the drive. The codes of these events are included in the Warningmessages table on page (360). Editable messagesFor external events, the action (fault or warning), name and the message text can beedited. To specify external events, select Menu - Primary settings - Advancedfunctions - External events.Contact information can also be included and the text edited. To specify contactinformation, select Menu - Primary settings - Clock, region, display - Contact infoview.Warning/fault history Event logAll indications are stored in the event log with a time stamp and other information.The event log stores information on• the last 8 fault recordings, that is, faults that tripped the drive or fault resets• the last 10 warnings or pure events that occurred.See section Viewing warning/fault information on page 358.Auxiliary codesSome events generate an auxiliary code that often helps in pinpointing the problem.On the control panel, the auxiliary code is stored as part of the details of the event; inthe Drive composer PC tool, the auxiliary code is shown in the event listing. Viewing warning/fault informationThe drive is able to store a list of the active faults actually causing the drive to trip atthe present time. The drive also stores a list of faults and warnings that havepreviously occurred.
