Siemens CP 1243-7 LTE Operating Instructions Manual page 120

Diagnostics and upkeep
6.1 Diagnostics options
● Industrial Remote Communication
Here, you obtain specific information on the WAN interface and other parameters of the
CP. The entry job has the following subentries:
– Partner
– Mobile wireless interface
– Data point list
– Protocol diagnostics
– Device-specific events
● Time
Information on the time on the device
"Functions" group
● Saving service data
The function serves for logging of internal processes is situations in which you cannot
eliminate unexpected or unwanted behavior of the module yourself.
The log file is created with the "Save service data" button. The data is saved in a file with
the format "*.dmp" that can be evaluated by the Siemens hotline.
Diagnostics options via the Web server of the CPU
You will find details on the diagnostics options of the Web server in the S7-1200 system
manual, see /1/ (Page 151).
Diagnostics SMS message
The CP sends a diagnostics SMS message to a telephone with an authorized call number if
it receives an SMS message with the following text from this telephone:
CPDIAG
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Information about the address settings of the partner, connection statistics,
configuration data of the partner and other diagnostics information.
Diagnostics information on the network, statistical connection information, information
on received/sent messages
Information on the data points such as configuration data, value, connection status
etc.
With the function "Enable protocol trace" the frames received and sent by the module
are copied for several seconds.
With the function "Disable protocol trace", the logging is stopped and the data is
written to a logging file.
With the function "Save", you can save the log file on the engineering station and then
analyze it.
Information on CP-internal events
Operating Instructions, 04/2017, C79000-G8976-C381-03
CP 1243-7 LTE