Why does the Altivar 31 show a code of nSt even though there are no

assignments in any of the parameters for a freewheel stop activation?

Issue:
Why does the Altivar 31 show a code of nSt even though there are no assignments in
any of the parameters for a freewheel stop activation?
Product Line:
Altivar ATV31 and ATV312
Environment:
All
Cause:
The drive status is showing NST on the main display and it will not clear. The drive will
not run
Resolution:
here are a few possible causes:
(A) If a directional run command (forward or reverse) is present on power up of the drive
and the drive is set for 2C (2-wire) with trn transition control or 3C (3-wire) control with
the LI1 NC stop being open, the drive will show nSt indicating that it will not run.
2 Wire control solution: Try setting the two wire type parameter tCt to Level control
(LEL) menu in the IO menu.
3 Wire control solution: Make sure that LI1 the stop NC input is turned on when the
drive is powered up. If this input is open the drive will display NST until you close this
input.
(B) Check to see if someone has pushed the stop button on the local control or the
remote HMI while the drive is being commanded in the terminal mode with starting and
stopping via the logic inputs.
Solution: (power cycle the drive to see if the NST clears)
(C) If the reference channel or the control channel is assigned to Modbus or CANopen,
the drive controller displays nSt on power up and remains stopped until the
communication bus sends a command.
Solution: If the drive is programming for NET control you will need to write a Hex 6, then
Hex 7 then Hex F to get the drive to start.
(D) Check to see if you have a logic input assigned to a freewheel stop in the FUN
menu StC parameter then NST parameter.
Solution: Turn on your logic input that is assigned to freewheel stop otherwise the drive
will stay in NST mode until you turn on the assigned logic input.

What is the reason of Free Wheel Stop Status (nSt) in Altivar 31 Drive.

The main reasons for the Free Wheel Stop Status (nSt) alarm to occur are as follows:
1. Power-On Drive in Factory default setting mode.
2. On Pressing stop button on the Drive.
3. Without disabling the start command, if stop command is activated then drive goes in
nSt.
Note:
If the Automatic Restart Function is configured (Atr) in the Fault Management menu
(FLt), nSt fault will not occur in this case.
My Drive is showing nSt when I power up and we can not get passed this.
nSt can mean a number of different things for different drives and and is dependent on
the way they have been set up to operate, therefore we will start with the basic
possibility.
In some applications the drive is required to start as soon as the Mains supply is
applied, this has a safety implication which must be addressed first by the user, and if it
is deemed safe to do so the following set up must be followed correctly or nSt will
appear.
On ATV12, ATV312 and ATV31C the first thing you will have to do is go to the I - O
menu and then into the tCt parameter, here you will have to change the setting from trn
to LEL and press enter to lock this setting in. Now you can link between the terminals
+24 and LI1 in this case as soon as the power is applied the drive will start off in the
forward direction. If you require it run in the reverse direction the link should be between
+24 and LI2
For the ATV61 and ATV71 Go to the menu 1.5 Inputs / Outputs CFG and for the ATV32
it is the FULL menu. Then in all three cases you go to 2 Wire Type (tCt) and change to
setting from Transition (trn) to Level (LEL) and then follow the procedure above.
A second application is for the drive to be in three wire control, this is where start and
stop buttons are used to control the drive. This is achieved by setting tCC parameter in
the I O menu to 3 wire type, which automatically sets LI1 to stop LI2 to run forward
and LI3 to run reverse. This means that LI1 should have a normally closed contact
across it, so if for some reason this contact is open the drive will not start and displays
nSt. it will disappear when the contact is closed.
Another application is that an input is set up as a stop type, this input must be held at
24v to allow the drive to run. If this signal is not at 24v the Stop will be applied and nSt
displayed on the front of the drive and will remain on the display until the 24v is restored
to the logic input.
On the ATV312, ATV32, ATV61 and ATV71 drives the code nSt can also appear when
these drives are controlled by a communications system if the drive is not being told to
operate it will sit at nSt until the controller tells it to run.