phuz
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Revisiting an issue with a customer from about 6 months ago where we have two Cube67 networks. The network has a 56505 bus module and then 7 I/O modules which are connected to that bus. Randomly, the machine will stop working because it's waiting for a sensor input to advance to the next step. The network is down and I am unable to even ping the bus module. If I cycle the 24vdc power to the module, it and the I/O modules connected come back to life and the sequence resumes as if nothing was wrong.
I spoke to Murr about this and they said they've never seen one stop responding. Even if an I/O module were to fall off the bus, the main bus module should still communicate and the web server would still show connectivity. Well, not in my case. Looking for anyone who has experience with these and can shed some light. I am starting to wonder if the bus module itself needs replaced.
One of the I/O modules is on a moving part and the cable is in Cat-Track. Supposedly the life cycle of the cable is 1M cycles, but we estimated this to be around 260,000 thus far. Even if it were to fail, I would expect the I/O module to fall off, not the entire bus network.
I spoke to Murr about this and they said they've never seen one stop responding. Even if an I/O module were to fall off the bus, the main bus module should still communicate and the web server would still show connectivity. Well, not in my case. Looking for anyone who has experience with these and can shed some light. I am starting to wonder if the bus module itself needs replaced.
One of the I/O modules is on a moving part and the cable is in Cat-Track. Supposedly the life cycle of the cable is 1M cycles, but we estimated this to be around 260,000 thus far. Even if it were to fail, I would expect the I/O module to fall off, not the entire bus network.