Overview Of Device Icons - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

Functions
7.6 Diagnostics
Device status
Note
When checking the status of a device, sometimes the diagnostic information cannot be fully
determined because not all devices support the full scope of this function.
Additional information
Section "Identity check (Page 127)"
Section "Updating diagnostics (Page 127)"
7.6.2

Overview of Device Icons

The following table explains the meaning of the possible icons for the devices configured in
SIMATIC PDM. The statuses of these icons may not be fully supported by all devices.
The corresponding icons are assigned to the devices during configuration.
The displayed icons are updated as follows:
● When a connection is established to field devices
● When a picture is changed
The diagnostic information is automatically saved in the project, even if the parameter data is
not saved.
Display of the icons
The icons are displayed in the following views:
● In SIMATIC Manager
● In SIMATIC PDM in the tree structure
● In the LifeList in the tree structure
Icons
Icon Description
Deactivated
No device description (EDD) from the device catalog has yet been assigned to the field device / Field device
cannot be accessed.
Not validated
A device description from the device catalog has been assigned to the field device.
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– Process device network view
– Process device plant view
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