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Alarm · SINAMICS G120, G130, G150, S120, S150

A01693SI P1 (CU): Safety parameter setting changed, POWER ON required

What it means

A01693 is raised because the safety parameter setting (SI P1) in the CU has been changed. The new values are not yet active: all changed parameters of the safety motion monitoring functions only take effect following a warm restart or a POWER ON. The alarm value in r2124, read as a decimal number, gives the parameter number of the safety parameter that was changed. The same condition can also be raised as a fault instead of this alarm, depending on the drive's configuration; the descriptions for G130, G150, S120 and S150 state that this fault is acknowledged with a POWER ON. The G120 description treats the condition as requiring a POWER ON, while the other descriptions also name the warm restart.

Why it appears

  • The safety parameters have been changed; the changed settings are not yet effective.
  • All changed parameters of the safety motion monitoring functions only take effect following a warm restart or POWER ON — on G120 the manual names only the POWER ON.

What to check

  1. Read the alarm value in r2124 as a decimal number: it is the parameter number of the safety parameter which has changed and which necessitates the warm restart or POWER ON.
  2. Make the changed parameters effective. For G130, G150, S120 and S150, either carry out a warm restart (p0009 = 30, p0976 = 2, 3) or carry out a POWER ON (switch-off/switch-on) for all components.
  3. On G120, execute the function "Copy RAM to ROM" and then carry out a POWER ON (switch-off/switch-on).
  4. Before performing an acceptance test, a POWER ON must be carried out for all components.

Reading the message value

  • The drive writes the alarm value into r2124; the manual says to interpret it as a decimal number.
  • The value is the parameter number of the safety parameter which has changed and which necessitates a warm restart or POWER ON (on G120, a POWER ON).

Parameters the manual names

  • r2124 (alarm value): read it as a decimal number — for this alarm it holds the parameter number of the changed safety parameter.
  • p0009 (device commissioning parameter filter): set to 30 as part of the warm restart that makes the changed safety parameters effective.
  • p0976 (reset and load all parameters): set to 2 or 3 to carry out the warm restart.

Acknowledging and restarting

As an alarm, A01693 does not require a separate acknowledgment; it is remedied by making the changed parameters effective — through the warm restart or the POWER ON described above. If the drive is configured to raise the same condition as a fault, that fault is acknowledged with a POWER ON (switch-off/switch-on) for all components.

What differs between the drive families

Straight from the manuals' own fields — A01693 is not described identically everywhere.

Drive familyReactionAcknowledgeMessage classComponentManual
G130, G150NONENONEError in the parameterization / configuration / commissioning procedure (18)NoneSINAMICS G130, G150 List Manual · p. 1459
S120, S150NONENONEError in the parameterization / configuration / commissioning procedure (18)NoneSINAMICS S120, S150 List Manual · p. 2671
G120NONENONEError in the parameterization / configuration / commissioning procedure (18)SINAMICS G120 · p. 850

The drives this code lives on

A01693 is described for G120, G130, G150, S120, S150. These are the converters of those families in our catalogue — price on request.

Questions technicians ask

What does alarm A01693 on my SINAMICS drive mean?

Safety parameters have been changed and the new settings are not yet active. They only take effect after a warm restart or a POWER ON, and the alarm value in r2124 names the parameter that was changed.

How do I clear A01693?

Carry out a warm restart (p0009 = 30, p0976 = 2 or 3) or a POWER ON (switch-off/switch-on) for all components. On G120 the manual says to execute the function "Copy RAM to ROM" and then carry out a POWER ON.

Does A01693 have to be acknowledged?

No — as an alarm it requires no separate acknowledgment; the restart or POWER ON that activates the parameters resolves it. If the condition appears as a fault instead, that fault is acknowledged with a POWER ON.

What is stored in the alarm value of A01693?

r2124, interpreted as a decimal number, contains the parameter number of the safety parameter whose change necessitates the warm restart or POWER ON.

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Source

Written from Siemens' own List Manuals and operating instructions; every number, designation and parameter on this page is checked against them before publication.

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