Chapter 5
Figure 35:
Toolbar in the diagnostics
view
Figure 36:
Filtering the diagnostics
messages
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The graphical user interface
How to perform diagnostics:
Click on the Diagnostics button in the menu bar to open the Diagnostics view. In
the toolbar, the following commands are available:
Click on Refresh to read the current message list from the system.
Using the Clear button you can delete all messages stored in the system. You must
be logged in as Administrator.
Under Settings you can configure an automatic refresh of the diagnostics and the
time interval. In the Diagnostic Settings dialog, activate the Automatic Refresh
checkbox and enter the desired refresh interval in seconds.
Using the Show history button, you can display or hide older messages still stored
in the MELSEC-WS safety controller.
The Filter pull-down menu enables you to display or hide different types of
messages. In the menu, click on the different message types to activate or
deactivate them.
To save or print the diagnostic messages you can use the Report function (see
Section 5.7).
Change the safety controller to the Stop state before clearing the diagnostic results.