
BCM 400..B1 · Edition 03.24
EN-5
7 ASSISTANCE IN THE EVENT OF
MALFUNCTION
DANGER
Electric shocks can be fatal!
Before working on possible live components,
ensure the unit is disconnected from the power
supply.
Fault-clearance must only be undertaken by
authorized trained personnel.
➔Faults may be cleared only using the measures
described below.
➔If the control unit BCU does not respond even
though all faults have been remedied: remove
the unit and return it to the manufacturer for
inspection.
➔If a fault message (n 0) is active, the control unit
can continue to be operated via its digital inputs.
? Faults
! Cause
• Remedy
? The display on the control unit blinks and
indicates n 0.
! No connection established between BCU
andPLC.
• Check the wiring.
• Check the PLC program to ensure that the
network name and IPconfiguration of the
BCU are valid.
• Switch on the PLC.
Or
? A bus fault is indicated on the automation
system.
! The PROFIBUS DP data traffic has suffered a
fault.
! Bus cable interrupted.
• Check cable.
! Incoming and outgoing bus cables confused in
the plug.
• Check the wiring.
! A and B cables confused.
• Check the wiring.
! Terminal resistors connected incorrectly.
• Switch on the terminal resistors on the first
and last subscriber in the segment and switch
them off for all other subscribers.
! Incorrect PROFIBUS address set.
• Correct the address setting – switch the unit
off and then on again to save the address.
! Bus cables too long.
• Reduce cable length or baud rate – see page
3 (6 Commissioning).
➔If the transfer rate is reduced, remember that this
will increase the signal running times to and from
the individual units.
! Poor shielding.
• Check whether the shield is connected to the
shield clips in the PROFIBUSDP plugs in full
and over a wide area.
! Poor equipotential bond.
• Check whether the PROFIBUSDP shield is
connected at all points to the same ground
potential via the grounding system of the units.
• If necessary, an equipotential bonding cable
must be laid.
➔If faults occur sporadically in the PROFIBUSDP
system, and are only indicated briefly in the bus
master, the following points in particular should
be checked:
– Terminal resistors,
– Shield,
– Cable lengths/routes,
– Equipotential bond,
– Use of interference-suppressed spark electrode
terminal boots (1kΩ).
➔For information on planning and the structure of
a PROFIBUS network and the components to
be used (e.g. cables, lines and switches), see
www.profibus.com or the instructions for the
automation system.
? The display on the control unit blinks and
indicates Eb E.
! Internal communication with bus module has
suffered a fault.
• Connected control elements must be
equipped with protective circuits in accord-
ance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
➔This prevents high voltage peaks which can
cause malfunctioning of the BCU.
• Use interference-suppressed terminal boots
(1kΩ).
• If the fault cannot be remedied by doing this,
remove the unit and return it to the manufac-
turer for inspection.
! Bus module is defective.
• Replace the bus module.
For other control unit fault messages, see
BCU46x,480 operating instructions, section
entitled “Assistance in the event of malfunc-
tion”.