Diagnostics; Downloading Firmware - Siemens SIMATIC NETS7-1200 Operating Instructions Manual

NOTICE
Canceling a TeleService connection when calling online dialogs
An existing TeleService connection is canceled when you attempt to access an additional
station or a node.
When there is an existing TeleService connection, do not select any of the menu
commands "Go online", "Online & Diagnostics", "Load to device", "Extended download to
device" or "Accessible nodes".
4.7

Diagnostics

Diagnostics options
You have the following diagnostics options available for the module:
● The LEDs of the module
● STEP 7: The "Diagnostics" tab in the Inspector window
● STEP 7: Diagnostics functions in the "Online > Online and diagnostics" menu
4.8

Downloading firmware

New firmware versions
If a new firmware version is available for the module, you will find this on the Ethernet pages
of the Siemens Automation Customer Support under the following ID:
CP 1242-7
Operating Instructions, 09/2011, C79000-G8976-C247-02
For information on the LED displays, refer to the section LEDs (Page 20).
Here, you can obtain the following information on the selected module:
– Entries in the diagnostics buffer of the CPU
– Information on the online status of the module
Here, you can obtain static information on the selected module:
– General information on the module
– Diagnostics status
– Information about the telecontrol interface:
- Network
- Ethernet interface
- Statistics
You can obtain further information on the diagnostics functions of STEP 7 in the STEP 7
online help.
Notes on operation
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