Is there a way to monitor faults and alarms on a Kinetix drive?

This article will explain how to access the onboard diagnostic information from an Kinetix drive and show how to decode multi-fault indicators tags.

There are several different ways to access fault and alarm information on a Kinetix drive.

Without any software:

1. The first way is to use the display on the front of the drive to see the fault code or fault that is currently being annunciated. The primary purpose of this method is to give information about a currently active alarm. This is not a preferred method for viewing an alarm history or data referencing a previously reset alarm. However, this is the only method that does not require access to any kind of software to view. 

With the use of Studio 5000 Logix Designer:

2. The second way is to utilize the "Quick View" window under the controller organizer to view active faults along with many other useful pieces of data.  To view axis specific information, you will need to click on the specific axis you wish to view. 

3. The third way is to utilize the the Faults and Alarms menu within the axis properties of the CIP axis. This is a simple way to view a limited list of previous faults and alarms that the axis in question has experienced in the past. 

4. The fourth way is to utilize one or more of the many available diagnostic tags built into the add-on-profile for a CIP Axis. 

Here is a limited list of the diagnostic indicators that show current fault and mode status information of a CIP Axis.

For information on how to decode the tag information being annunciated please refer to the Integrated Motion on the EtherNet/IP Network user manual. The faults and alarms attributes section starts on page 447. 

It is recommended to utilize these diagnostics to annunciate troubleshooting information on an operator display in order to minimize downtime.