Instruction Manual
SAFELINE VARIO Diagnostics
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2 Rack-Diagnostics
2.2.
Diagnostics Buttons
The diagnosis buttons are selected or deselected using the left mouse button.
Only one function can be activated.
RACK READING
The first time you start the diagnostics specific data of the present
application is read once from SL VARIO. If the user changes the saved
SL VARIO application data or a new rack is connected to the diagnosis,
a new diagnostics has to be started by pressing this button so the dia-
gnosis information can be activated.
STANDARD - DIAGNOSIS
The standard diagnosis of SL VARIO is activated with this button and
disabled. Diagnostics and status information are read out.
TRIGGER DIAGNOSIS
This function is currently not yet implemented.
ERROR DIAGNOSIS
Clicking on this button takes the user to the error diagnostics window. In
this window all errors are listed in detail. This window is described in the
chapter “Error Diagnostics”.
HISTORY
After each SL VARIO programming, information as the programming
time, checksums, author, machine description on SL VARIO are per-
manently stored on SL VARIO as history points. A maximum of 16 history
points can be stored on SL VARIO. By clicking the History button, this
data is read and displayed. For more information, see Chapter “History”.
DIAGNOSTICS SELECTION FOR NO MODULE / ALL MODULES
By clicking this button, all modules located in the rack can be selected
or deselected for the diagnosis. Individual modules can be also selected
or deselected for diagnosis by right clicking on the module image in the
section 2. Thus, the update time can be increased for the diagnostics
data of selected modules.
2.3.
Read out Rack information
Section 2 shows the entire rack, the states at the inputs and outputs of the SL VARIO modules
and fault states.
