Controller Diagnostics

Fault interpretation for generator controllers including DSE, ComAp, Woodward, SmartGen, PowerWizard, Datakom, Lovato, Siemens, Enko and Volvo Penta VODIA.

What this covers

• ▪Alarm interpretation — Reading a Generator Controller Alarm Correctly
• ▪Reset pathways — Reading a Generator Controller Alarm Correctly
• ▪Communication faults — Controller Communication Faults
• ▪Configuration and timers — Generator Starts in Manual But Not in Auto
• ▪Sensing faults — Reading a Generator Controller Alarm Correctly, Generator Starts in Manual But Not in Auto

Diagnosis guides

• Reading a Generator Controller Alarm Correctly — Why a Fault Code Is Not a Diagnosis

  DeepSea, ComAp, SmartGen, PowerWizard, Woodward, Datakom, Lovato and similar generating-set controllers. Method is general; every code meaning must come from the manual for that exact controller and firmware.

  8 diagnostic steps · intermediate · technician

• Generator Starts in Manual But Not in Auto

  Generating sets with automatic mains-failure controllers including DeepSea, ComAp, SmartGen, PowerWizard, Datakom and Woodward

  8 diagnostic steps · intermediate · qualified electrician

• Controller Communication Faults — CAN, RS485 and the Screen Nobody Terminated

  Generator controllers communicating over CAN (J1939), RS485 (Modbus) and DSENet-type expansion links, single sets and multi-set installations

  8 diagnostic steps · advanced · qualified electrician

Related categories

• Generator Repair & Troubleshooting
• Fault Codes & Diagnostic Messages
• ATS & Changeover Panel Diagnosis