Monitoring Mnet Client Information; Reading Status Data From The Module - ProSoft Technology MVI56E-MNETC User Manual

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4.4.6 Monitoring MNET Client Information

Use the MNET CLIENT x menu to view the configuration and status information
for the MNET Client(s).
Config
Use the Configuration menu to view configuration settings for MNET Client x.
The information on this menu corresponds with the configuration information in
the MNET Client x settings in ProSoft Configuration Builder.
Status
Use the Status menu to view status for MNET Client x. During normal operation,
the number of requests and responses should increment, while the number of
errors should not change.
Command List
Use the Command List menu to view the command list settings for MNET Client
x. The information on this menu corresponds with the MNET Client x Commands
settings in ProSoft Configuration Builder.
Use the scroll bar on the right edge of the window to view each MNET Client
command.
Command Status
Use the Command Status menu to view MNET Client x Command status.
A zero indicates no error.
A non-zero value indicates an error. For an explanation of each value, see Client
Command Errors (page 96).
4.5

Reading Status Data from the Module

Module status information is useful for troubleshooting and can be accessed in
several different ways.
In the ladder logic's MNETC.STATUS controller tag structure.
The MVI56E-MNETC/MNETCXT module returns status data in the input image
that can be used to determine the module's operating status. This data is
transferred from the module to the ControlLogix processor continuously as part of
the Normal Data Transfer Blocks (page 106). You can view this data in the
MNETC.STATUS controller tag structure in the ladder logic.
Client status data can also be requested and returned in a special Client Status
Blocks (3000 to 3029) (page 114), outside of the normal data transfer block
sequence. The status data contained in the Client Status block is different from
the status data in the normal data transfer blocks. It can also be viewed in the
MNETC.STATUS controller tag structure.
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September 20, 2018