Applied Motion RS-232 - Manual (Page 27)

27 920-0002 Rev. I
2/2013
Host Command Reference
AL - Alarm Code
Compatibility: All drives
See also:
AI, AR, AX commands, Appendix
Reads back an equivalent hexadecimal value of the Alarm Code’s 16-bit binary word.
Command Details:
Structure AL
Command Type IMMEDIATE
Usage READ ONLY
Non-Volatile NO
Register Access “f” (054)
Note: response to AL command is a different format than
the response to the RLf command. See Appendix F for
details.
Units Hexadecimal value of 16-bit binary word (see below)
Response Details:
Hex Value BLu SV STAC6 ST STM
0001 Position Limit
0002 CCW Limit
0004 CW Limit
0008 Over Temp
0010 Excess Regen* Internal Voltage Excess Regen Internal Voltage Internal Voltage
0020 Over Voltage
0040 Under Voltage* Under Voltage Under Voltage Under Voltage Under Voltage
0080 Over Current
0100 Bad Hall Sensor Open Motor Winding
0200 Bad Encoder (not used)
0400 Comm Error
0800 Bad Flash
1000 Wizard Failed No Move
2000 Current Foldback Motor Resistance
Out of Range
(not used) (not used)
4000 Blank Q Segment
8000 No Move (not used)
* BLuAC drives only
NOTE: Items in
bold italic represent Drive Faults, which automatically disable the motor. Use the OF
command in a Q Program to branch on a Drive Fault.
NOTE: See Appendix for more detailed information on Alarm Codes.
Examples:
Command Drive sends Notes
AL AL=0000 No alarms
AL AL=0001 Position limit alarm
AL AL=0201 Position limit and bad encoder signal alarms