Procedure
Reading out diagnostics information of the communication module
Proceed as follows to read the diagnostics information of the communication module using
STEP 7 Basic / Professional (TIA Portal):
1. Change to the network view.
2. Right-click on the desired communication module and click on "Online & Diagnostics" in
the shortcut menu.
3. Select the "Diagnostics" parameter group.
The diagnostics window provides you with the following options for diagnostics of the
communication module:
– General information, such as the identifier and the article number of the
– Under the "Diagnostic status" entry, you can see current status information of the
Figure 10-2
SIMATIC RF166C
Operating Instructions, 12/2019, C79000-G8976-C578-01
communication module is displayed under the "General" entry.
communication module.
Display of the diagnostics information of the communication module
Service and maintenance
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