Brand: SIEMENS
Category: Control Unit
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Manual for SIMATIC VPU200/565
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Manual Publish Date: 1995-10-01
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This manual provides instructions on programming the SIMATIC VPU200 Programmable Controller (P/C). It covers operations such as loading the operating system, selecting operating modes, programming loops, analog alarms, and special functions. It also details how to use support functions and printing operations. The manual is organized into chapters for ease of use, covering manual overview, start-up procedures, various programming aspects, and troubleshooting.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Error Messages for Loop and Analog Alarm Entries |
| An input must be entered at this field |
| Low must be less than high |
| Values must be within PV range |
| Values must be within PV span |
| Low-low must be less than or equal to low |
| High must be less than or equal to high-high |
| Yellow must be less than or equal to orange |
| Address is out of range |
| No memory has been configured for the address type selected |
| Error Checks for SF Statements |
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| Only certain classes of responses (integer or real constant, integer, real, or discrete variable, yes or no, etc.) are allowed for certain parameters. (The allowable responses are given in the tables in the Loop, Analog Alarm, and Special Function Programming sections of this manual.) |
| A read-only variable (X, K, STW, WX, TCC, or LERR) may not be specified as the output of an SF Statement. |
| The variable name (one to four characters) must be a valid name as defined in the Loop, Analog Alarm, and Special Function Programming sections of this manual. |
| The variable must be within range for its type, based on the memory configuration for the P/C. |
| Certain variables may be accessed as integers only or as reals only. (This information is given in the Loop, Analog Alarm, and Special Function Programming sections of this manual.) |