Hw Config - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Service Manual

Diagnostics in PCS 7
8.18 Diagnostic tools
Information on
Field devices
● PA devices
● FF devices
● HART devices
Language version
of the PCS 7 soft‐
ware
8.18.7.2

HW Config

Calling
In the Siemens SIMATIC programs Start menu: SIMATIC Manager. In the tree view, click on
"SIMATIC Station" and double-click "Hardware" in the selection list.
Overview
Information on
Components
accessible on‐
line
Time
Module infor‐
mation
Additional information is available in the online help for
● Diagnostic icons in the online view
● Information functions in the quick view
● Basic procedure for determining the cause of a STOP (CPU)
● Hardware diagnostics and troubleshooting
● Operating mode and operating mode transitions
130
Detailed information
Requirements: SIMATIC
PDM is installed.
● Icons provide
information about the
status of these devices
Language version
European language version;
Asian language version
Detailed information Called via
Icon indicates Station > Open Online
the operating mode
of modules (= system
diagnostics).
Check/set Station > Open Online
Select CPU: PLC > Set
Time of Day
Use this menu com‐ Select module: PLC >
mand to read informa‐ Module information
tion on the selected
module.
Called via
View > Process Device
Plant View
Select device.
Select shortcut menu
command Open Object.
Help > About >
Click "Display".
"Products" tab
Additional information
The <F5> key refreshes the dis‐
play. Double-click the icon to ob‐
tain additional information.
Online help for
"CPU-xxx clocks with time zone
setting", "Daylight-saving/stand‐
ard time" and "Using the clock
functions"
You can find information on this
in the section "Module informa‐
tion (Page 131)".
STEP 7 .
Service Support and Diagnostics (V8.2)
Service Manual, 03/2016, A5E36200111-AA
Additional information
Online help for SIMATIC
PDM > Configuring net‐
works and process devi‐
ces
Icons: ...> Device icons
in the process device
plant view
__SIMATIC PCS 7 EU__
= European language
version
__SIMATIC PCS 7
CHS__ = Asian lan‐
guage version
STEP 7 , topics