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Diagnostics and upkeep
7.3 SINAUT diagnostics and service tool
Function group,
diagnostic function
(remarks)
TD7 communication configuration
check (configured data)
TD7onTIM diagnostics
SDB Viewer
Service functions
Download SDB
Firmware update
Repair
Message protocol diagnostics
TIM message protocol
The diagnostic information is displayed only for SIMATIC CPU modules and SINAUT TIM modules.
7.3.2
STEP 7 diagnostics
Introduction
STEP 7 diagnostics involves the standard diagnostic functions of SIMATIC STEP 7. Over
and above SIMATIC installations, the STEP 7 diagnostics in the SINAUT diagnostics and
service tool provides information not only on the CPU modules but also information on the
TIM modules of a project. The functions in the SINAUT diagnostics and service tool that are
implemented on the TIM module:
● CPU messages
● Module information
● Operating mode
● Setting the time
7.3.2.1
CPU messages
Description of the functions
The
TIM module in its diagnostic buffer. Without archiving, messages in the ring buffer of the
CPU or TIM would be successively overwritten once the buffer is full.
The
modules. The modules then transfer all newly generated diagnostic messages to the
registered PG. The diagnostic messages of one or more modules are archive in a common
list on the PG. The archive is designed as a ring buffer. The oldest messages are overwritten
by newly arriving messages once the archive is full.
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CPU messages
function is used to archive diagnostic messages entered by a CPU or
CPU messages
function registers the PG used for diagnostics with one or more
Subscriber type
Called in
relevant for diag-
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nostics
CPU
TIM
CPU, TIM
SINAUT
TIM
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Project
TIM
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