The channel diagnostics function displays detected errors when they occur, classified according to category:
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Internal detected errors
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External events
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sensor link event
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range overflow/underflow
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Other detected errors
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configuration detected error
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communication loss detected
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application detected error
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value outside range (output channel)
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channel not ready
A channel detected error is indicated in the
Debug tab when the

LED, located in the
Error column, turns red.
To access the channel detected Fault dialog, follow these steps:
Step
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Action
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1
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Open the module debugging screen.
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2
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For the inoperative channel, click the button  situated in the Error column.
Result: The list of channel detected errors appears.
Note: Channel diagnostics information can also be accessed by program (instruction READ_STS).
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