National Instruments FP-3000 User Manual
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Appendix F
Troubleshooting
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Block will not leave
OOS
(Out of
Service) mode, and
BLOCK_ERR
parameter reads
Block
Configuration Error
.
•
Make sure you have written a non-
OOS
mode to the
TARGET
mode of the block.
•
Look at the
MSG
field of the parameter
LAST_BLOCK_EVENT
on the block in question. This
contains details on why the block cannot leave
OOS
mode.
If this field is blank, the block might not be scheduled to
execute; function blocks must be scheduled to change
modes. Refer to your configuration software
documentation for information about how to download a
configuration, including a schedule, to a device. If you are
using the NI-FBUS Configurator, you can also refer to
Chapter 3,
, for information on
downloading a configuration.
•
If this field has a message, the message tells you which
parameter of the block is misconfigured. Look up the
correct use of the parameter in the Chapter 4,
, Appendix B,
, or your
device documentation, and reconfigure the parameter.
Block leaves
OOS
mode but will
not go into the exact
TARGET
mode.
Your block is correctly configured, but some run-time
condition is keeping the block from reaching its target mode.
•
If your block is connected to other function blocks as part
of a function block application, check the status of the input
parameters. If you are using the NI-FBUS Configurator,
either look at the appropriate parameter (
IN
,
CAS_IN
,
BKCAL_IN
, etc.) in the block configuration window (with
periodic updates on) or use the Monitor functionality as
described in the NI-FBUS Configurator User Manual. If
any of these have a quality of
Bad
or
Uncertain
, examine
the blocks the inputs came from to determine the problem.
•
If this block is not connected to other function blocks, but
is operating standalone, check the
BLOCK_ERR
parameter
to determine the problem. If
BLOCK_ERR
reports Input
Failure or Output Failure, and this is an AI, AO, DI, DO, or
CDO block, there is likely a problem with the I/O channel.
For more information, refer to the section
.
Table F-3. Generic Software Configuration Problems (Continued)
Problem
Solutions