Using Step 5 To Diagnose Problems (Station Diagnosis) - Siemens SIMATIC ET 200C Manual

7.3 Using STEP 5 to Diagnose Problems (Station Diagnosis)

Introduction
You can use STEP 5 with the IM 308-B master interface for the systematic
pinpointing and diagnosis of faults.
STEP 5 The table below lists the STEP 5 diagnostics facilities:
Diagnostics
Facilities
Table 7-4
Diagnostics
The Diagnostics "Overview" and "Parameter Assignment and Addressabil-
"Overview" and ity" each require 2 bytes which are organized in words.
"Parameter
Assignment and
Addressability"
ET 200C Distributed I/O Station
EWA 4NEB 812 6119-02b
STEP 5 Diagnostics Facilities
Diagnostics
Diagnostics "Overview" Enables you to determine which stations have
diagnostics data pending.
Diagnostics for "Parameter Enables you to determine which stations have been
assignment and adressibility parameterized and which stations can be contacted.
Station diagnostics Provides messages on the status of the slave station
and locates the defective input or output.
Fault Diagnostics with the IM 308-B
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