105U-G Wireless Gateway
User Manual
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© September 2004
6.2
Diagnostics Menu
The 105G provides both offline and online diagnostic features to assist with troubleshooting.
The offline diagnostics disable both the radio and fieldbus interface drivers, and are only used
for simple radio tests such as “RSSI Measurement” or “Tone Reversals”. The online
diagnostics provide more powerful debugging features such as access to the internal I/O
Registers and Radio Communications Monitoring while the module is running (i.e. online).
When the configured protocol driver uses the shared RS232/485 port (i.e. Modbus, DF1, or
ELPRO Serial Driver), the online diagnostics must disable the serial protocol driver since the
same serial port must be made available for diagnostics. However, the diagnostics still has
full access to the radio network. For all other protocol drivers (Ethernet, Profibus, Modbus
Plus, and DeviceNet), the serial port is already free and therefore online diagnostics can be
used while the module is fully operational.
The module diagnostics can be accessed via any ‘terminal’ package (i.e. hyperterminal,
procom), or via configuration software using the terminal available in the “Diagnostics”
section. First, ensure that the 105G is connected to the PC using the RS232 configuration
cable, and that the corresponding com port is selected. To access the terminal, select the
105G and press “Diagnostics”. Press the “terminal” button in the diagnostics window to open
the terminal.
Select for Diagnostics