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- Accept the upcoming window:
Diagnosis
- After starting the CommunicationDownload is finished, the CIFX Status LEDs should now show the following:
RUN/STOP
ERROR
MAINT
- Use the function "Go online", to see the current diagnosis.
- In the Network View, now the Devices can be checked for Diagnosis.
- The Device view, shows the Status of each module.
Testcase: IO Link IFM Module removed
- In case the IO Link Module has been removed from the netFIELD Device, the PLCs Status LEDs nows show the following:
RUN/STOP
blinking ERROR
MAINT
- The Network view shows the following:
- The Device view indicates an issue with a Submodule in Slot 1:
- By double-clicking on the Symbol
, the Diagnosis for this Submodule opens.
It shows, that the device is not reachable.
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- Device will now automatically "Connect", which is indicated by a green background.
This means, the Diagnosis is now available.
Diagnosis
- Right-click to the CIFX Cardm and select "Diagnosis".
- The Diagnosis shows geneal informations about the current communication
- This is how the diagnosis should look like, in case of a working communication to netFIELD Device:
- The field "Communication error", gives information about the current communication state.
All Error Codes can be found in the following document: https://kb.hilscher.com/display/DL/Hilscher+status+and+error+codes
Diagnostic Tools
Packet Monitor
The Packet Monitor is used to send and receive acyclic datapackets.
IO Monitor
The IO Monitor is used to send and receive IO Data, to check the current communication.
It does only work, if a communication is already successfully established.
To send data to the IO Controller, enter the output data to be sent into the "Output Data" area and click "Update".
At the opposite device, the corresponding data is being received now.
The Field "Input data", shows the data sent by the IO Controller to the IO Device.