The controller's alarms. An alarm stops the machine and locks it until you clear it: $X or homing, as the alarm says. $EA lists them on the controller itself.
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
ALARM:1 | Hard limit: a limit switch was hit during motion. The position is probably lost; home again |
ALARM:2 | Soft limit: the motion target is outside the machine's travel. The position is kept; you may unlock |
ALARM:3 | Reset or emergency stop during motion. The position is probably lost; home again |
ALARM:4 | Probe: the probe was not in the expected state when the probing cycle started |
ALARM:5 | Probe: no contact within the programmed travel |
ALARM:6 | Homing: the homing cycle was reset |
ALARM:7 | Homing: the safety door was opened during homing |
ALARM:8 | Homing: the pull-off did not clear the limit switch. Check the pull-off distance ($27) and the wiring |
ALARM:9 | Homing: no limit switch found within the search distance. Check the travel settings and the wiring |
ALARM:10 | Emergency stop. Release it, then reset |
ALARM:11 | Homing required: run the homing cycle ($H) |
ALARM:12 | A limit switch is active. Clear it before going on |
ALARM:13 | Probe protection: the probe was triggered outside a probing cycle |
ALARM:14 | The spindle did not reach its speed in time |
ALARM:15 | Homing: the second switch of an auto-squared axis was not found |
ALARM:16 | The power-on self test failed |
ALARM:17 | A motor drive reports a fault |
ALARM:18 | Homing: the homing settings are not valid |
ALARM:19 | Modbus: no answer or a bad answer from a device (e.g. the VFD) |
ALARM:20 | The I/O expander does not answer |
ALARM:21 | The non-volatile storage (settings memory) failed |
ALARM:22 | A buffer overflowed |