ProSoft Technology MVI56E-GSC User Manual page 6

Contents
User Manual
3 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
3.1
3.2
3.2.1
3.3
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.4
3.4.1
3.5
3.5.1
3.5.2
3.5.3
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
4 Reference
4.1
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.2
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.3
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.4
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.5
4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.4
4.6
4.6.1
4.6.2
4.6.3
4.6.4
4.6.5
4.6.6
4.6.7
4.7
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Reading Status Data from the Module ................................................................... 57
The Diagnostics Menu ............................................................................................ 58
Using the Diagnostics Menu in ProSoft Configuration Builder ............................... 58
Monitoring Module Information ............................................................................... 61
Version Menu .......................................................................................................... 61
Config ...................................................................................................................... 62
NIC Status ............................................................................................................... 62
Monitoring Backplane Information .......................................................................... 62
Backplane Status Menu .......................................................................................... 62
Data Analyzer ......................................................................................................... 63
Starting the Data Analyzer ...................................................................................... 63
Stopping the Data Analyzer .................................................................................... 65
Data Analyzer Tips ................................................................................................. 66
Scrolling LED Status Indicators .............................................................................. 68
Ethernet LED Indicators .......................................................................................... 69
Non-Scrolling LED Status Indicators ...................................................................... 70
ControlLogix Processor Not in RUN or REM RUN ................................................. 70
Clearing a Fault Condition ...................................................................................... 70
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................... 71
Product Specifications ............................................................................................ 73
General Specifications ............................................................................................ 73
Functional Specifications ........................................................................................ 74
Hardware Specifications ......................................................................................... 75
General Concepts ................................................................................................... 76
Backplane Data Transfer ........................................................................................ 76
Data Flow between MVI56E-GSC Module and ControlLogix Processor................ 77
Termination of Received Data ................................................................................ 81
Normal Data Transfer ............................................................................................. 85
Block Request from the Processor to the Module .................................................. 85
Read Block .............................................................................................................. 86
Special Function Blocks .......................................................................................... 90
Block 9998: Warm Boot .......................................................................................... 90
Block 9999: Cold Boot ............................................................................................ 90
Configuration Data Transfer Block ......................................................................... 90
Using the Sample Add-On Instruction .................................................................... 92
Input/Output (I/O) Configuration and Module Properties ........................................ 92
User-Defined Data Types ....................................................................................... 93
Controller Tags ..................................................................................................... 101
Add-On-Defined Data Types ................................................................................ 107
Using the Optional Add-On Instruction ................................................................. 112
Before You Begin .................................................................................................. 112
Overview ............................................................................................................... 112
Importing the Optional Add-On Instruction Rung .................................................. 113
Reading Ethernet Settings from the Module ......................................................... 117
Writing the Ethernet Settings to the Module ......................................................... 119
Reading the Clock Value from the Module ........................................................... 120
Writing the Clock Value to the Module ................................................................. 121
Using the Sample Program - RSLogix 5000 Version 15 and earlier .................... 122
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Enhanced Generic ASCII Serial Communication Module
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