Diagnostics and upkeep
7.3 SINAUT diagnostics and service tool
TIM DNP3
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1. Select a subscriber in the
SINAUT subscriber list
of the open project or in
Accessible
Nodes
.
2. Open the dialog by selecting the
STEP 7 Diagnostics / Operating Mode
menu.
3. Click on the
Stop
button to stop the module.
4. Click on the
Warm Restart
button to restart the module.
A TIM goes through a warm restart after approximately 10 seconds.
Setting the time
Description of the functions
The
Set Time of Day
function is used to display and set the date and time of a module. It is
possible to set the module time to the PG/PC time or to set an edited time.
CPU modules have a hardware clock.
TIM modules have a software clock in the operating system of the module.
1. Select a subscriber in the
SINAUT subscriber list
of the open project or in
Accessible
Nodes
.
2. Open the dialog by selecting the
STEP 7 Diagnostics / Set Time of Day
menu.
3. To set the module time manually, click in the date or time display with the mouse, change
the data and/or time using the keyboard and confirm by clicking the
Apply
button
or or select the
Apply from PG/PC
option in the
Module time
field and confirm by clicking
the
Apply
button.
SINAUT diagnostics
7.3.3.1
TIM Diagnostics
Description of the functions
The
TIM Diagnostics
function provides various diagnostic data of a TIM module. This is
displayed in the following tabs:
●
Memory
tab:
Information on memory and disk configuration
●
Message buffer
tab:
Information on the buffer areas of an Ethernet TIM for messages
●
Communication
tab:
Displays the installed communication drivers on the various interfaces of the TIM