Sigma II User’s Manual Chapter 9: Inspection, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting

9.2.3 Alarm Display Table

A summary of alarm displays and alarm code outputs is given in the following table.

Alarm Display Table

Alarm Alarm Code Output ALM

Alarm Name Description
Display ALO1 ALO2 ALO3 Output

EEPROM data of servo amplifier

A.02 Parameter Breakdown* is abnormal.

A.03 Main Circuit Encoder Detection data for power circuit

Error is abnormal.
OFF OFF OFF OFF The parameter setting is outside
A.04 Parameter Setting Error* the allowable setting range.

Servomotor and Amplifier Servo amplifier and servomotor

A.05 Combination Error capacities do no match each
other.
An overcurrent flowed through
Overcurrent or Heat Sink the IGBT.
A.10 ON OFF OFF OFF
Overheated** Heat sink of servo amplifier was
overheated.
Regeneration Error • Regenerative circuit is faulty
A.30 Detected • Regenerative resistor is faulty.
ON ON OFF OFF
A.32 Regenerative Overload Regenerative energy exceeds
regenerative resistor capacity.

A.40 Overvoltage Main circuit DC voltage is

excessively high.
OFF OFF ON OFF
Main circuit DC voltage is
A.41 Undervoltage excessively low.
Rotational speed of the motor is
A.51 ON OFF ON OFF Overspeed excessively high.
The motor was operating for
A.71 Overload: High Load several seconds to several tens
of seconds under a torque
largely exceeding ratings.
The motor was operating
A.72 Overload: Low Load continuously under a torque
largely exceeding ratings
ON ON ON OFF When the dynamic brake was
applied, rotational energy
A.73 Dynamic Brake Overload exceeded the capacity of
dynamic brake resistor.

A.74 Overload of Surge The main circuit power was

Current Limit Resistor frequently turned ON and OFF.
The heat sink of servo amplifier
A.7A Heat Sink Overheated ** overheated.

* These alarms are not reset by the alarm reset signal (/ALM-RST). Eliminate the cause of
the alarm and then turn OFF the power supply to reset the alarms.
** This alarm display appears only within the range of 30W to 1kW.
Notes: OFF: Output transistor is OFF.
ON: Output transistor is ON.

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Alarm Alarm Code Output ALM

Alarm Name Description
Display ALO1 ALO2 ALO3 Output

Absolute Encoder All the power supplies for the abso-

A.81 lute encoder have failed and position
Backup Error* data was cleared.
Encoder Checksum The checksum results of encoder
A.82
Error* memory is abnormal.

A.83 Absolute Encoder Battery voltage for the absolute

Battery Error encoder has dropped.
Absolute Encoder Data
A.84 Received absolute data is abnormal.
Error*
OFF OFF OFF OFF Absolute Encoder The encoder was rotating at high
A.85 Overspeed speed when the power was turned
ON.
The internal temperature of encoder
A.86 Encoder Overheated is too high.

A.b1 Reference Speed Input The A/D converter for reference

Read Error speed input is faulty.

A.b2 Reference Torque Input The A/D converter for reference

Read Error torque input is faulty.
A system error occurred in the servo
A.bF System Alarm* amplifier.

A.C1 Servo Overrun The servomotor ran out of control.

Detected
Absolute Encoder Clear
Error and The multi-turn for the absolute
A.C8 Multi-Turn Limit encoder was not properly cleared or
set.
Setting Error*
ON OFF ON OFF Encoder Communications between servo
A.C9
Communications Error* amplifier and encoder is not possible.
Encoder Parameter
A.CA Encoder parameters are faulty.
Error*
Encoder Echoback Contents of communications with
A.Cb
Error* encoder is incorrect.
Different multi-turn limits have been
A.CC ON OFF ON OFF Multi-Turn Limit set in the encoder and servo
Disagreement amplifier.

A.d0 ON ON OFF OFF Position Error Pulse Position error pulse exceeded
Overflow parameter (Pn505).
Option Unit Detection
A.E7 OFF ON ON OFF Error Option unit detection fails.

Power Line Open One phase is not connected in the

A.F1 OFF ON OFF OFF Phase main power supply
CPF00 Digital Operator Digital operator (JUSP-OP02A-2)
Not Specified Transmission Error fails to communicate with servo
CPF01 amplifier (e.g., CPU error).
A.-- OFF OFF OFF ON Not an error Normal operation status

* These alarms are not reset by the alarm reset signal (/ALM-RST). Eliminate the cause of
the alarm and then turn OFF the power supply to reset the alarms.
** This alarm display appears only within the range of 30 to 1000W.
Notes: OFF: Output transistor is OFF.
ON: Output transistor is ON.

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9.2.4 Warning Displays

The correlation between warning displays and warning code outputs is shown in the
following table.

Warning Displays and Outputs

Warning Warning Code Outputs Warning

Meaning of Warning
Display ALO1 ALO2 ALO3 Name

This warning occurs before either of

the overload alarms (A.71 or A.72)
A.91 ON OFF OFF Overload occurs. If the warning is ignored and
operation continues, an overload
alarm may result.
This warning occurs before the
regenerative overload alarm (A.32)
A.92 OFF ON OFF Regenerative occurs. If the warning is ignored and
Overload operation continues, a regenerative
overload alarm may result.

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Sigma II Alarms
Alarm Code Descriptions
A.08 Linear scale pitch setting error. Implemented in firmware Ver. 12 and higher.

A.33 Wrong input power. Amplifier is in AC input mode (Pn001.2=0), but

has DC input; or vice versa. Implemented in firmware Ver. F and higher.

A.76 Pre-charge contactor failure. Pre-charge contactor failed to close when SVON
signal is applied. Applicable to large capacity (22-55kW) amplifiers only.

A.C2 Encoder output phase error. Applicable to linear scale only. Firmware Ver. 12
and higher.

A.C5 Linear motor pole sensor position detection error. Firmware Ver. 12 and higher.

Alarm with Intelligent Option Boards (MP940, etc.) :

A.E0 Option board not connected/no response. At power on, the SGDH will check for
10 seconds if the option board is connected. Check Pn004, it should be set to
0000.

A.E1 Option board timed out. Timer in SGDH starts timing when control board
function starts. Timer currently is set for 10 sec.

A.E2 Watch Dog Timer alarm. Option board and SGDH are out of synchronism.

A.E5 MECHATROLINK synchronization error.

A.E6 MECHATROLINK communication error (failed twice consecutively).

A.E7 Option board not connected. After power on with option board connected, the
option board is removed while power is still on. Reset alarm with Fn014.

The following Alarms are generated by Option Boards:

A.94 Data set up warning. Invalid or out of range data.

A.95 Invalid command warning. Inappropriate command was issued for the current
control state.

A.9F I/O cable not connected (MP940 or MECHATROLINK cable disconnected).

A.B6 Option board (JL-040) abnormal.

A.E9 MP940 alarm. This alarm is generated by the MP940 when there is problem in
the MP940. Check MP940 for more information.

A.EA SGDH does not respond at power on or after reset.

A.EB SGDH initial access error. SGDH Power on start up confirmed, but response is
absent or faulty.

A.EC Watch Dog Timer error. SGDH ran away or WDT abnormal.

A.ED Command execution incomplete.

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