Yaskawa SmartTrac PCIM Card User Manual
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SMART TRAC Genius PCIM Card 
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Troubleshooting Your Smart Trac Genius PCIM Card Technical Manual 3554-0080
Genius PCIM Card Troubleshooting
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
PCIM card installed, Smart 
Trac powered up, GENI104 
Self-test/Health LED OFF 
and Communications 
(COMMS) LED ON. 
DIP switch SW1 or SW2 or 
both not set properly. 
Check switch settings are 
correct. 
Hardware failure
Replace card.
PCIM card installed, Smart 
Trac powered up, GENI 104 
Self-test/Health LED ON 
and Communications 
(COMMS) LED OFF. 
Improper cable type or 
lengths exceeded. 
Check cable type and 
lengths, replace or 
reconfigure as required. 
Jumper LNK1 not set 
properly. 
Change to proper LNK1 
setting. 
Serial bus wiring 
incomplete. 
Ensure serial bus wiring 
completed in a daisy chain 
fashion. 
High voltage runs interfering 
with operation. 
Ensure cabling is not near 
high voltage runs. 
Broken cable.
Inspect for broken cable 
and replace as necessary. 
PCIM card installed, Smart 
Trac powered up, both 
LEDs flashing together. 
Same serial bus number 
(device number) configured 
with same address. 
Check device numbers and 
change to unique 
addresses. 
Repeated bus errors.
Shielding improperly 
installed and/or grounded. 
Change to meet proper 
shielding and grounding 
specifications. 
Failure of card.
Unplug bus communications 
cable from Genius PCIM 
card. Use HHM (handheld 
monitor) to read 
configuration and compare 
device numbers and I/O 
reference numbers. Ensure 
they are as planned. 
Replace card as necessary.
System shuts down with 
parity errors 
Input duplicated on same 
bus or overlapping card I/O 
references. 
Eliminate duplicate input or 
overlapping card I/O 
references. 
System shuts down with 
parity errors and bus errors. 
Can't make Genius PCIM 
card operable, despite 
repeated attempts. 
Serial 1 and Serial 2 
connections crossed. 
Eliminate crossing of Serial 
1 and Serial 2. 
Smart Trac AC1 will not 
boot with Genius PCIM card 
installed. 
Short between regulator 
U33 on main card and 
bottom of option card. 
Bend over the three (3)-pin 
regulator U33, so its metal 
tab does not contact the 
option card. 
