GE PACSystems RXi User Manual

Chapter 14. Diagnostics264 PACSystems* RXi Distributed IO Controller User Manual GFK-2816F14.2 Using the Fault TablesTo display the fault tables in Logic Developer software,1. Go online with the PACSystems.2. Select the Project tab in the Navigator, right click the Target node and chooseDiagnostics. The Fault Table Viewer appears.The controller fault table and the I/O fault table display the following information:Controller Time/Date The current date and time of the CPU.Last Cleared The date and time faults were last cleared from the fault table. This informationis maintained by the PACSystems controller.Status Displays Updating while the programmer is reading the fault table.Displays Online when update is complete.Total Faults The total number of faults since the table was last cleared.Entries Overflowed The number of entries lost because the fault table has overflowed since it wascleared. Each fault table can contain up to 64 faults.14.2.1 Controller Fault TableThe controller fault table displays CPU faults such as password violations, configurationmismatches, parity errors, and communications errors.The controller fault table provides the following information for each fault:Location Identifies the location of the fault by rack.slot (always 0.0 for the RXi Controller).Description Corresponds to a fault group, which is identified in the fault Details.Date/Time The date and time the fault occurred based on the CPU clock.Details To view detailed information, click the fault entry. Refer to Viewing Controller FaultDetails below for more information.