Centroid CNC Alarm & Error Messages Guide for T-Series/M-Series Controls

Complete Centroid CNC Alarms Errors Messages for CNC machinists who work on cnc mill/lathe machines with Centroid cnc control (T-series/M-series).

Centroid Alarms Errors Messages

Centroid CNC Alarms Errors Messages

CNC software startup errors and messages

• 102 Error initializing CPU…cannot continue.
• 103 Error sending setup
• 104 Error sending PID setup
• 105 mpu.plc file read error..cannot continue
• 106 The PC clock appears to be wrong.
• 199 CNC started

Messages issued upon exit from CNC software

• 201 Exiting CNC due to a known error
• 202 Exiting CNC due to a math error
• 204 Exiting CNC…Normal Exit
• 222 Autotune run

Messages and Prompts in the Operator Status Window Status messages

• 301 Stopped
• 302 Moving…
• 303 Paused…
• 304 MDI…
• 305 Processing…
• 306 Job finished
• 307 Operator abort: job canceled
• 308 Waiting for input #NN
• 309 Waiting for CYCLE START button
• 310 Waiting for output #NN
• 311 Waiting for memory #NN
• 312 Waiting for PLC operation (Mnn)
• 313 Waiting for dwell time
• 314 Waiting for system #NN
• 315 Searching…
• 317 Waiting for automatic tool change
• 318 Operator Abort probing cancelled
• 319 Probing cycle cancelled
• 320 Probe stuck
• 322 Stall: probing cancelled
• 323 Stall: job cancelled
• 324 Limit: probing cancelled
• 325 Limit: job cancelled
• 326 Fault: probing cancelled
• 327 Fault: job cancelled
• 328 Cutter comp error: job cancelled
• 329 Invalid parameter: job cancelled
• 330 Canned cycle error: job cancelled
• 331 Threading error: job cancelled
• 332 Search Failed
• 334 Locating position to resume job…
• 335 Emergency Stop Released
• 336 Digitize cancelled
• 337 Digitize complete
• 338 Job Cancelled
• 339 Jogging…
• 340 Limit (#__) cleared
• 341 Probing Cycle Finished
• 342 Waiting for motion to stop
• 343 Waiting for stop reason reset
• 344 Feedrate modified due to spindle
• 345 Waiting for spindle to get up to speed
• 346 Waiting for spindle direction

Abnormal stops (faults)

Abnormal stops are detected in the following order: PLC, servo drive, spindle drive, lube, ESTOP. This means that if both the servo drive and the spindle drive have faulted, the servo drive fault message would appear.

• 401 PLC failure detected
• 404 Spindle drive fault detected
• 405 Lubricant level low
• 406 Emergency Stop detected
• 407 limit (#1) tripped
• 408 Programmed action time expired
• 409 _ axis lag
• 410 _ axis position error
• 411 _ axis full power without motion
• 412 _ axis encoder differential error
• 417 Abnormal end of job
• 418 Search Line or Block not found
• 419 Search line in embedded subprogram
• 420 _ axis motor overheating
• 421 Motor(s) too hot: job canceled
• 422 Check Jog Panel cable
• 428 Check MPG cable
• 434 _ idling too high: Releasing power
• 435 _ axis runaway: Check motor wiring
• 436 Servo drive shutdown
• 437 Servo power removed
• 438 Spindle slave position error
• 439 _ axis servo drive data output error
• 441 _ axis overvoltage
• 442 _ axis undervoltage
• 443 _ axis commutation encoder bad
• 444 _ axis overtemperature detected
• 445 _ axis overcurrent detected
• 446 _ axis servo drive data input failure
• 447 _ axis (#) bad index pulse detected
• 449 Manual movement detected in restricted area
• 450 Voltage brake applied
• 451 Current brake applied
• 452 PC Receive Data Error
• 453 CPU Receive Data Error
• 453 Jogging while probe detected
• 454 axis scale encoder differential error
• 455 axis encoder quadrature error
• 456 axis scale encoder quadrature error
• 457 Unable to find home
• 461 Spindle axis is not set
• 462 Triangular Rotary Axis Out of Range
• 487 Invalid tilt table parameters

CNC syntax errors

• 501 Invalid character on line NNNNN
• 502 Invalid G code on line NNNNN
• 503 Invalid M function on line NNNNN
• 504 Invalid parameter on line NNNNN
• 505 Invalid value on line NNNNN
• 506 Only 1 M code per line
• 507 No closing quote
• 508 Macro nesting too deep
• 509 Option not available
• 510 Too many macro arg’s
• 511 Missing parameter
• 513 Expected “=”
• 514 Empty expression
• 515 Syntax error in expression
• 516 Unmatched bracket (parenthesis)
• 517 Evaluation stack overflow
• 518 Undefined variable
• 519 Too many variables
• 520 Invalid variable name
• 521 Divide by zero
• 522 Domain error
• 523 Invalid value in assignment
• 524 Variable is read-only
• 526 M22x Missing initial variable
• 527 M22x initial variable parse error
• 528 M225 String variable not allowed
• 529 M225 invalid variable
• 530 M224 invalid variable
• 531 M22x missing initial quote
• 532 M22x missing end quote
• 533 M22x embedded quote not allowed
• 534 M22x character limit exceeded
• 535 M22x invalid format string
• 536 M22x missing format specifier
• 537 M22x Missing Argument
• 538 M22x argument parse error
• 539 M22x variable type mismatch
• 540 M22x variable cannot be read
• 542 M22x character limit exceeded
• 543 Missing L parameter
• 544 Too many axes
• 545 Value out of range
• 547 Move by counts not allowed
• 548 String too long
• 549 Line too long

Cutter compensation errors

• 601 Error: no compensation in MDI
• 603 Arc as first uncomp. move on line NNNNN
• 605 Canned cycle not allowed on line NNNNN
• 606 G53 not allowed on line NNNNN
• 607 Set home not allowed on line NNNNN
• 608 Ref. point move not allowed on line NNNNN

Parameter setting errors

• 701 G10 error: no R-value on line NNNNN
• 702 G10 error: invalid D on line NNNNN
• 703 G10 error: invalid H on line NNNNN
• 704 G10 error: invalid P on line NNNNN
• 705 G10 error: No D, H, or P on line NNNNN

Canned cycle errors

• 801 Error: No R point on line NNNNN
• 802 Error: Q = 0 on line NNNNN
• 803 Error: No Z point on line NNNNN
• 804 Error: Ggg invalid on line NNNNN (gg = 76, 86, 87, 88)
• 805 Error: No Q value on line NNNNN
• 806 Error: No P value on line NNNNN
• 807 Error: Cannot execute G__ when axis B is rotated

Miscellaneous errors

• 901 Ref. point invalid on line NNNNN
• 902 No prior G28 or G30 on line NNNNN
• 903 Warning: No coordinates for G50 on line NNNNN
• 905 Warning: 0 radius arc on line NNNNN
• 906 Warning: unknown arc on line NNNNN
• 907 _ axis travel exceeded on line NNNNN
• 909 Program too long: job canceled
• 910 No subroutines in MDI
• 911 Illegal recursion
• 913 Could not open file filename.ext
• 915 DSP window retry sN fN rN
• 916 Unexpected probe contact
• 917 Invalid tilt lookup table
• 918 Probe unable to detect surface
• 919 DSP window failed maximum retries
• 920 Unable to clear obstacle
• 922 Out of memory
• 924 File read error
• 925 Error reading job file
• 926 Failed to locate job continuation position
• 927 Too many subprogram calls
• 928 Error Loading Log Configuration file… Using defaults
• 929 Log Level set to __
• 930 Log Level Configuration file not found… Creating new configuration
• 932 Error during Tool Check
• 933 Log file initialized
• 934 Warning: Excess precision truncated
• 935 _ axis (#) scale disabled
• 936 _ axis (#) scale enabled
• 944 MPU requested resend
• 945 PC requested resend
• 946 PC resending
• 947 PC received data out of order
• 948 PC packet error
• 949 Drive map does not match hardware

Scaling/Mirroring errors

• 1001 Invalid scaling parameter on line NNNNN
• 1002 Invalid scaling center on line NNNNN
• 1003 G-code not allowed when scaling on line NNNNN
• 1004 Turn scaling off before rescaling
• 1005 Cannot scale arcs with different scale factors