
11.PMC ALARM MESSAGES AND ACTIONS TO TAKE B-63983EN/02
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Error messages displayed during FLOPPY or other input/output device I/O
operation.
Alarm number Faulty location/corrective action Contents
ILLEGAL PMC PARAMETER
FORMAT
Specify a file of the PMC parameter
format. Also, check the specified file
to see whether its content is not
disrupted.
The specified file is not of the PMC
parameter format.
ILLEGAL HANDY FILE FORMAT Specify a file of the handy file format.
Also, check the specified file to see
whether its content is not disrupted.
The specified file is not of the handy file
format.
UNKNOWN FILE FORMAT Specify file of recognizable format
such as PMC parameter format, or
check the contents of the file.
Can not recognize the format of specified
file.
FILE NAME OR FILE NUMBER IS
REQUIRED
Specify file name or file number for the
operation.
Need file name or file number to identify
file to read, compare, or delete.
COMMUNICATION TIMEOUT Check the communication parameters
such as baud rate, and retry to
communicate.
Communication with the I/O device has
been timeout.
I/O DEVICE IS NOT ATTACHED
OR IN ERROR STATUS
Check the power of I/O device is ON.
Check the I/O device is connected.
Check the cable that connects I/O
device with PMC is correct one. If
some error has occurred in I/O device,
solve it.
Any I/O device is not connected, or some
error has occurred in it.
RECEIVED BAD DATA: CHECK
THE COMMUNICATION
PARAMETERS
Check the PMC's communication
parameters such as baud rate match
the ones of I/O device.
Invalid data has been received.
RECEIVED DATA HAS
OVERRUN
Check the communication parameters
about flow control.
Too many data have received at once.
OTHERS FUNCTION IS USING
THIS CHANNEL
Use the other channel, or stop the
function.
Others function is using this channel.
BAD COMMUNICATION
PARAMETER
Check the communication parameters
such as baud rate.
Setting parameters of communication are
not correct.
OTHER FUNCTION IS USING I/O
FUNCTION
Wait until function that using I/O
function do finish, or stop the function.
Another function such as FANUC
LADDER-III is using I/O function.
UNKNOWN HANDY FILE
FORMAT DATA
Check the file. The received data is not a program of the
PMC system or is a program of some
other incompatible type.
ILLEGAL BAUD RATE SETTING Set a valid baud rate. The set baud rate is invalid.
ILLEGAL CHANNEL NUMBER Set a valid channel number. The set channel number is invalid.
ILLEGAL PARITY BIT SETTING Set a valid parity bit. The set parity bit is invalid.
ILLEGAL STOP BIT SETTING Set a valid stop bit. The set stop bit is invalid.
ILLEGAL WRITE CODE
SETTING
Set a valid output code. The set output code is invalid.
SEQUENCE PROGRAM IS IN
USE BY ONLINE FUNCTION
Wait until On-line function, do finish
the using I/O function. In general, both
of I/O function and On-line function
should not be used at the same time.
Can not input/output of sequence
program, because On-line function is
using sequence program.