GetCtrlErrors

 Function - Get a list of the active errors and alarms on the controller.

Inputs

Input	Data Type	Range	Unit	Default	Description
EN	BOOL	FALSE, TRUE	N/A	No default	Enable the function.
ActiveError	BOOL[100]	Dimension: 0 to 99 Elements: FALSE, TRUE	N/A	No default	Array of BOOL with the size equal to 100.
ActiveAlarm	BOOL[100]	Dimension: 0 to 99 Elements: FALSE, TRUE	N/A	No default	Array of BOOL with the size equal to 100.

Outputs

Output	Data Type	Range	Unit	Description
Q	DINT	Enumerated	N/A	See Status Meaning.

Remarks

• Returns active errors and alarms on the controller in two arrays of 100 Booleans.
• Every index in the array corresponds to the error and alarm numbers in the tables.
  • See Controller Error and Alarm Descriptions for a list of possible generated errors and alarms.

Status Meaning

Bit	Value	Description
Bit 0	Value 0	No error, no alarm, no shut down.
Bit 0	Value 1	There is an active error or an active alarm (i.e., there is something in the array ActiveError/ActiveAlarm).
Bit 1	Value 0	No shut down.
Bit 1	Value 1	The PLC processes is shut down. This starts 10 seconds after the error is triggered.
Bits 2 to 15	Value 2 | 4 | 9 to 2147483648	Reserved.

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• See Check for existing EtherCAT Alarms and Errors in the Example: EtherCAT Communication Diagnosis Steps section for an example of implementing this function.

FBD Language Example

FFLD Language Example

IL Language Example

Not available.

ST Language Example

//Retrieve active controller level alarm and errors.

//Check status output to see if any error or alarm is active and if PLC is shutting down
ControllerErrorStatus := GetCtrlErrors(ActiveControllerErrors, ActiveControllerAlarms); 
ActiveError := ControllerErrorStatus.0;
PLCShutDown := ControllerErrorStatus.1;
E30Active := ActiveControllerErrors[30];