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7-2 Troubleshooting MN1928
7.2 NextMove ES ind icators
7.2.1 S tatus display
The Status LED normally displays t he unit’s node number . To display inf ormation
abouta specific axis, use t heLEDkeyword (seethe MintMThelp file).When aspecific
axis is selected, the following symbols may be displayed by the Status LED. S ome
characters will flash to indicate an error.
Spline. A spline move is being performed. See the SPLINE keyword and related
commands.
Axis enabled.
Torque mode. The NextMove ES is in Torque mode. See the TORQUE keyword and
related commands.
Hold to Analog. The axis is in Hold To Analog mode. See the HTA keyword and related
commands.
Follow and offset. When an axis is following a demand signal it may be necessary to
advance or retard the slave in relation to the master . To do this an of fset move is
performed in parallel with the follow. See the FOLLOW and OFFSET keywords.
Circle. A circle move is being performed. See the CIRCLEA or CIRCLER keywords.
Cam. A Cam profile is being profiled. See the CAM keyword.
General error . See the AXISERROR keyword. The motion toolbar displays the status of
AXISERROR, which is a bit pattern of all latched errors. See also the Error Log topics in
the help file.
Error input. The ERRORINPUT has been activated and generated an error.
Flying shear . A flying shear is being profiled. See the FLY keyword.
Position following error. A following error has occurred. See the AXISERROR keyword
and associated keywords. Following errors could be caused by a badly tuned
drive/motor. At higher acceleration and deceleration rates, the following error will
typically be greater . Ensure that the drive/motor is adequately tuned to cope with these
acceleration rates.
The following error limit can be adjusted to suit your application (see the
FOLERRORFATAL and VELFATAL keywords). Following error could also be the cause
of encoder/resolver loss (see also the FEEDBACKFAULTENABLE keyword).
Follow mode. The axis is in Follow mode. See the FOLLOW keyword.
Homing. The axis is currently homing. See the HOME keyword.
Incremental move. An incremental move is being profiled. See the INCA and INCR
keywords.
Jog. The axis is jogging. In the Mint help file, see the topics JOG, JOGCOMMAND and
Jog mode.