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Publication 20D-UM002C-EN-P - November 2003

Placing and Configuring the Drive 3-25

Monitoring the drive module

Each communication format provides a drive status word that will indicate

when a drive fault or alarm occurs. To view this data through the programming

software:

You can write logic to monitor these bits and take appropriate action if a fault

or alarm occurs. For example, you may want a drive alarm to turn on a warning

lamp and a drive fault to sound an alarm and set the motor brake.

1. In the Controller Organizer, select Controller Tags. Right-click the selected icon and select Monitor Tags.

2. Expand the data as necessary.

EXAMPLE

Given this configuration, the following logic checks the

fault and alarm drive status bits.