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Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Viewing Active Drive Faults
To view all active drive faults, select the View Faults command from the
Device
menu or by
clicking on the View Faults icon on the toolbar. The dialog box displayed is the same as
Active Drive Faults Detected dialog box described above.
Rebooting the Drive
To reboot the drive, cycle power or select the Reboot Drive command from the
Device
menu.
This command reboots the drive attached to the active Configuration Window.
Watch Window
This feature allows you to customize a window to monitor drive parameters which you select
from a complete list of drive parameters. From this window you can watch the parameters you
selected in real time. This feature is only available when you are online with the drive.
Note
You cannot change the values of the parameters while they are being displayed in the
Watch Window. The parameter in the setup screens will look like they have been changed
when they actually have not. To update a parameter, delete it from the Watch Window
selection.
Note
It is normal to have the Watch Window show up with the three motor parameters already
selected if the motor parameters window has been accessed previously. If you do not need
to view them, simply push the
Clear All
button and select the parameters you wish to
view.
Figure 114:
Watch Window
The Watch Window is accessed by selecting Watch Drive Parameters from the
Tools
menu
or by clicking on the Watch Window icon on the toolbar.
The Watch Window will automatically appear as soon as you select a parameter from the
Select Drive Parameters dialog box. After you have selected the parameters you wish to
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