Diagnostics
Diagnostics refers to all activities intended to:
● Ascertain the status of a system
● Find errors and faults as early as possible and identify their cause
Diagnostic messages
Diagnostic capabilities are used to analyze the system status and to determine the causes of
faults.
Overview of diagnostic tools
You can find information on using diagnostic tools, grouped according to areas of application,
in the following sections:
● Full Diagnostics Using the Maintenance Station (Page 90)
● Diagnostics for PC user settings (Page 94)
● Diagnostics for PC Components (Page 94)
● Diagnostics for Network Connections (Page 96)
● Diagnostics during Configuration (Page 97)
● Diagnostics for the CPU (Page 98)
● Diagnostics for Modules (Page 99)
● Diagnostics for PROFIBUS DP (Page 99)
● Diagnostics on PROFIBUS PA (Page 101)
● Diagnostics on PROFINET (Page 100)
● Diagnostics on FOUNDATION Fieldbus (Page 101)
● Diagnostics for the OS (Page 102)
● Diagnostics for the BATCH station (Page 103)
● Diagnostics for the Route Control station (Page 103)
● Diagnostics for the time of day (Page 104)
For many components, you will find displays on the front panel indicating the status of the
component and any errors. Analyzing these displays enables you to obtain information without
intervening in the system. The additional product manuals you will need for this analysis can
be found in the section "Diagnostics for Hardware Displays (Page 104)".
8.2
Diagnostics with the maintenance station (asset management)
Introduction
With PCS 7 V6.1 and higher, a PCS 7 system can be fully diagnosed with the help of the
Maintenance Station. The Maintenance Station is an operator station that is specially
configured and assigned parameters for use in diagnostic and maintenance functions.
Diagnostics in PCS 7
8.2 Diagnostics with the maintenance station (asset management)
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