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

F01656SI CU: Parameter monitoring channel 2 error

What it means

F01656 is raised when the drive meets an error while accessing the Safety Integrated (SI) parameters of monitoring channel 2 in the non-volatile memory. The G120 manual titles the same code “SI P1 (CU): Parameter processor 2 error” and locates the parameters on processor 2. The drive goes into a STOP A that can be acknowledged, and a numeric fault value identifies which internal problem occurred.

Why it appears

  • The Safety Integrated parameters for monitoring channel 2 (on G120: for processor 2) cannot be accessed in the non-volatile memory without an error.
  • Where exactly the access fails is visible in the fault value: corrupted safety parameters, an internal software error, a communication problem during parameter transfer, or an internal software error in the Control Unit — the decoding is listed under “Fault value”.

What to check

  1. Re-commission the safety functions.
  2. On S120, S150, G130 and G150 also upgrade the Control Unit software and the Motor Module/Hydraulic Module software; the G120 entry does not list these two steps.
  3. Replace the memory card or the Control Unit.
  4. For fault value 129 the manual prescribes a fixed safety sequence: enter the safety commissioning mode (p0010 = 95), adapt the PROFIsafe address (p9610), start the copy function for the SI parameters (p9700 = D0 hex), acknowledge the data change (p9701 = DC hex), leave the mode again (p0010 = 0), then save — p0977 = 1 or “copy RAM to ROM” (on G120: p0971 = 1) — and finally switch the power off and on for all components; on G120 this POWER ON covers the Control Unit.
  5. For fault value 132, check the electrical cabinet design and the cable routing for EMC compliance.

Reading the message value

The message value points to r0949; read the value there and interpret it in decimal:

  • 129 — the safety parameters for monitoring channel 2 are corrupted. The S120/S150 and G130/G150 manuals add that a drive with enabled safety functions was possibly copied offline using the commissioning tool (commissioning software) and the project then downloaded; the G120 entry names only the corrupted parameters of processor 2.
  • 131 — internal software error of the Motor Module/Hydraulic Module (on G120: internal software error).
  • 132 — communication errors while uploading or downloading the safety parameters for monitoring channel 2.
  • 255 — internal software error on the Control Unit.

Parameters the manual names

  • r0949 — holds the fault value of this code; read it in decimal to select the matching remedy step.
  • p0010 — set to 95 to activate the safety commissioning mode for fault value 129, back to 0 to exit it.
  • p9610 — the PROFIsafe address of the Control Unit, adapted within the value-129 sequence.
  • p9700 — set to D0 hex to start the copy function for the SI parameters (value 129).
  • p9701 — set to DC hex to acknowledge the change of the SI data (value 129).
  • p0977 — set to 1 (or “copy RAM to ROM”) to save all parameters at the end of the value-129 sequence on S120/S150 and G130/G150.
  • p0971 — set to 1 (or “copy RAM to ROM”) to save the parameters — the save step the G120 manual gives for value 129.

Acknowledging and restarting

The fault triggers a STOP A that can be acknowledged. The drive expects a POWER ON for the acknowledgement: switch the supply off and on again. In the remedy for fault value 129 this switch-off/switch-on is the closing step and is carried out for all components, while the G120 manual limits it to the Control Unit.

What differs between the drive families

Straight from the manuals' own fields — F01656 is not described identically everywhere.

Drive familyReactionAcknowledgeMessage classComponentManual
S120, S150OFF2IMMEDIATELY (POWER ON)Hardware/software error (1)NoneSINAMICS S120, S150 List Manual · p. 2640
G130, G150OFF2IMMEDIATELY (POWER ON)Hardware/software error (1)NoneSINAMICS G130, G150 List Manual · p. 1441
G120OFF2IMMEDIATELY (POWER ON)Hardware/software error (1)SINAMICS G120 · p. 844

The drives this code lives on

F01656 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 fault F01656 in a SINAMICS drive mean?

An error occurred while the Safety Integrated parameters for monitoring channel 2 (processor 2 on G120) were accessed in the non-volatile memory; the drive goes to a STOP A that can be acknowledged.

How do I clear F01656 with fault value 129?

Work through the safety sequence: p0010 = 95, adapt the PROFIsafe address p9610, copy the SI parameters with p9700 = D0 hex, acknowledge with p9701 = DC hex, exit with p0010 = 0, save (p0977 = 1 or p0971 = 1) and then POWER ON all components.

Where is the fault value of F01656 stored?

In r0949, to be interpreted in decimal: 129 corrupted safety parameters, 131 internal software error, 132 communication errors during upload/download, 255 internal software error on the Control Unit.

Does F01656 differ between G120 and the other families?

The meaning is the same, but G120 calls it a processor 2 error, skips the Motor Module/Hydraulic Module software upgrade, and saves with p0971 instead of p0977.

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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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