Of the 6 buttons which can be accessed on the front panel of the controller or which are visible in the "Front panel" window in CLS M2, the "OK", "ESC", "+" and "-" buttons can be used for simple control of the controller by following the instructions on the front panel display.
There are 3 possible simple control operations:
To start the controller, press the OK button when RUN is selected in the main menu. To find out more about what happens when a program is switched on or off, click here
The following screen will appear:
The program is initialised and started in the controller by pressing the OK button when RUN is selected. Pressing OK when CANCEL is selected has no effect other than to return to the previous menu.
Once the controller is on, the display returns to the main menu which appears as follows:
To stop the controller, press the OK button when STOP is selected in the main menu.
The following screen will appear:
Pressing the OK button stops the program in the controller.
Once the controller has stopped, the display returns to the main menu which appears as follows:
Viewing the cause of the last error which occurred on the controller
To view the cause of the last error, press the OK button when OTHER is selected in the main menu.
The following screen will appear:
Pressing the OK button when FAULT is selected will display the last error which occurred during M2 operation since the previous error code was cleared.
Pressing OK clears the error code. These operations are carried out when the following screen appears:
Meaning of the error codes displayed on the front panel of the controller
00: No error
01: EEPROM write error
This error identifies transfer problems between the memory card and the controller. If it occurs frequently, please contact Crouzet's after-sales service.
02: Clock write error
If the error occurs frequently, please contact Crouzet's after-sales service.
03: Modem initialisation error
Check that the modem is connected and operating correctly. Reload the modem initialisation string. Repeat the start-up phase as described in the tutorial.
50: The controller software is damaged
Reload the controller software and the user program. If the problem persists, please Crouzet's after-sales service.
51: WARNING: The cycle time programmed in the controller is too short.
Increase the cycle time in the user program.
52: The controller has executed an unknown operation
If the error is permanent, reload the controller software and the user program. If the problem persists, please Crouzet's after-sales service.
53: XL extension error
Check that the extension is operating correctly (connection, power supply, error, etc.)
54 : XC extension error
Check that the extension is operating correctly (connection, power supply, error, etc.)
55: XD1 extension error
Check that the extension is operating correctly (connection, power supply, error, etc.)
56: XD2 extension error
Check that the extension is operating correctly (connection, power supply, error, etc.)
57: XL01 extension error Local M2 - M2 connection.
Check that the extension is operating correctly and that the two controllers have been connected correctly (connection, power supply, error, etc.)
58: Watchdog error
An error has occurred in the internal controller software or in the controller hardware. If the error is permanent, reload the controller software and the user program. If the problem persists, please contact Crouzet's after-sales service.
Version of the controller and its software
To view the versions of the controller and its software, press the OK button when OTHER is selected in the main menu.
The following screen will appear:
Pressing the OK button when VERSION is selected opens the following screen, which can be exited by pressing OK.
The VERSION menu contains the hardware and software version numbers.
These numbers are essential for identifying which functions are available on the M2 and should also be used when communicating with Crouzet's after-sales service. The internal controller software version can be updated to modify the front panel display language or to update to a newer version via CLS M2. To do this, use the Controller | Update the controller software command.