Delta RMC151 - Manual (Page 1187)

11. Troubleshooting
11.1. Troubleshooting Overview
Tip:
USE THE EVENT LOG! If an error occurred, or something unexpected happens, open the
Event Log to see if the command caused any errors.
How to Troubleshoot
RMCTools provides several tools that help you troubleshoot the RMC:
Tools Description
Event Log Logs most events that occur on the RMC, including commands,
errors, and communications transactions.
You can change the Event Log Filtering to log only certain
events, or to add events, such as communication transactions.
Plots Plot any register in the RMC. Track motion and see what
happened at each point.
Status Bits Provides an overview of the state of each axis.
Error Bits Provides an overview of the errors that have occurred on the
axis.
Tips
• Use the Event Log Monitor to view the commands you have issued and any errors they
may have caused.
• Use the Event Log Filtering to log only certain events, or to add events, such as
communication transactions.
• Add the Status Bits register and Error Bits register to the plot data.
Plots
I can't trigger a plot:
• Make sure the plot trigger is enabled. Use the Enable/Disable Plot Trigger (104)
command.
• Make sure the plot is rearmed. Use the Rearm Plot (103) command.
RUN Mode
The RMC unexpectedly exits RUN mode:
After the RMC exits RUN mode, look at the Event Log. It will likely tell you why it exited
RUN mode. Possible reasons are:
• A discrete output was set to put the RMC into and out of RUN mode. See the
Programming Properties topic for details.
• The RMC received a Fault Controller (8) command.
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