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Alarm · SINAMICS G130, G150, S120, S150

A32940Encoder 2: Spindle sensor S1 voltage incorrect

What it means

A32940 comes from Encoder 2 and reports that the voltage present at analog sensor S1 of the spindle sensor is outside the permissible range. The measured signal level is stored as the alarm value in r2124: interpreted as a decimal number, a signal level of 500 mV corresponds to the numerical value 500 dec. Depending on how the drive is configured, the same condition can also be output as fault F32940 or as a message with no reaction (N) instead of the alarm.

Why it appears

  • The voltage of analog sensor S1 of the spindle sensor is outside the permissible range.

What to check

  1. Check the clamped tool.
  2. Check the tolerance of the spindle voltage threshold values and, if required, adapt it in p5040.
  3. Check the threshold values and, if required, adapt them in p5041.
  4. Check analog sensor S1 and its connections.

Reading the message value

  • The alarm value is stored in r2124 and is to be interpreted as a decimal number.
  • r2124 contains the signal level from sensor S1; a signal level of 500 mV corresponds to the numerical value 500 dec.

Parameters the manual names

  • r2124 — alarm value: read it as a decimal number to see the signal level from sensor S1 that triggered A32940.
  • p5040 — spindle voltage threshold values tolerance: check the tolerance for this code and, if required, adapt it.
  • p5041 — spindle voltage threshold values: check the threshold values and, if required, adapt them.

Acknowledging and restarting

As an alarm, A32940 requires no acknowledgement and the drive takes no automatic reaction to it; the message goes away once the voltage of analog sensor S1 is back within the permissible range. If the drive is configured to output the same condition as fault F32940 instead, the fault must be acknowledged immediately after the cause has been remedied; as a message without reaction (N) it also needs no acknowledgement.

The same on every family

Every manual that describes A32940 gives it the same reaction, acknowledgement and message class.

Drive familyReactionAcknowledgeMessage classComponentManual
S120, S150NONENONEApplication/technological function faulted (17)Encoder 2SINAMICS S120, S150 List Manual · p. 3131
G130, G150NONENONEApplication/technological function faulted (17)Encoder 2SINAMICS G130, G150 List Manual · p. 1807

The drives this code lives on

A32940 is described for G130, G150, S120, S150. These are the converters of those families in our catalogue — price on request.

Questions technicians ask

What does A32940 mean on a SINAMICS drive?

Encoder 2 reports that the voltage of analog sensor S1 of the spindle sensor is outside the permissible range. The alarm value in r2124 shows the signal level that was measured.

How do I read the alarm value of A32940?

Open r2124 and interpret the value as a decimal number. It contains the signal level from sensor S1 — a signal level of 500 mV corresponds to the numerical value 500 dec.

How is A32940 acknowledged?

As an alarm it needs no acknowledgement and disappears when the cause is fixed. If the condition is configured as fault F32940, it must be acknowledged immediately.

Which parameters set the permissible range for the spindle sensor S1 voltage?

The threshold values are in p5041 and their tolerance in p5040. Check both after inspecting the clamped tool and analog sensor S1 with its connections.

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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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