What it means
A07921 is an alarm raised by the drive's load monitoring: the monitored quantity is too high compared with the reference the function watches. Which quantity that is depends on p2193 (Load monitoring configuration). With p2193 = 1 the torque is monitored against the torque/speed envelope characteristic; with p2193 = 2 the speed signal of an external encoder (fed in via p3230) is monitored against the smoothed actual speed r2169. The G120 and G120XA manuals describe both modes, while the manuals for the other families list only the envelope cause.
Why it appears
- With p2193 = 1: the torque has left the torque/speed envelope characteristic on the high side.
- With p2193 = 2: the speed delivered by the external encoder (configured at p3230) sits above the smoothed speed actual value r2169.
What to check
- Check that the motor and the load are properly connected.
- Adapt the parameterization to the actual load — for this code that means the load monitoring settings: p2193 selects the monitoring mode and, in encoder mode (p2193 = 2), p3230 defines the encoder speed source.
Parameters the manual names
- p2193 — Load monitoring configuration: for this alarm it decides whether the torque is compared with the envelope characteristic (= 1) or the encoder speed is compared with r2169 (= 2).
- p3230 — CI: Load monitoring speed actual value: in mode 2 the load monitoring reads here the speed signal of the external encoder.
- r2169 — CO: Actual speed smoothed: the smoothed speed actual value that the encoder signal is measured against in mode 2.
Acknowledging and restarting
This code is an alarm and does not trip the drive: no automatic response is triggered and no acknowledgement is required. Once the torque or speed is back inside the monitored envelope, the message is withdrawn. If it keeps reappearing, work through the checks above.
What differs between the drive families
Straight from the manuals' own fields — A07921 is not described identically everywhere.
| Drive family | Reaction | Acknowledge | Message class | Component | Manual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G120 | NONE | NONE | Application/technological function faulted (17) | — | SINAMICS G120 · p. 887 |
| G120XA | NONE | NONE | — | — | SINAMICS G120XA PN converter · p. 1139 |
| S120, S150 | NONE | NONE | Application/technological function faulted (17) | Motor | SINAMICS S120, S150 List Manual · p. 2882 |
| G130, G150 | NONE | NONE | Application/technological function faulted (17) | Motor | SINAMICS G130, G150 List Manual · p. 1611 |
| G115D | — | — | — | — | SINAMICS G115D distributed drive · p. 394 |
| G120C | — | — | — | — | SINAMICS G120C Converters · p. 385 |
The drives this code lives on
A07921 is described for G115D, G120, G120C, G120XA, G130, G150, S120, S150. These are the converters of those families in our catalogue — price on request.
Questions technicians ask
What does alarm A07921 on a SINAMICS drive mean?
The load monitoring has detected a too-high condition: with p2193 = 1 the torque has left the torque/speed envelope characteristic, with p2193 = 2 the external encoder speed is above the smoothed actual speed r2169.
How is A07921 acknowledged or reset?
No acknowledgement is needed. The alarm ends by itself once the torque or speed is back within the monitored envelope.
What should I check when A07921 appears?
Check the connection between the motor and the load, then adapt the parameterization to the load — p2193, and in encoder mode p3230, are the settings this code uses.
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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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