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9 Apollo diagnostic menu
9.1 Connecting to the Apollo console port
An installation diagnosis is possible with a pc/laptop.
For a diagnosis with a pc or laptop there is an installation diagnosis menu, 'Polyx Diags'. It is
not necessary to download all settings via a user interface. After connecting the hardware,
without an exchange being present, it can be checked, locally via a simple terminal program,
whether all hardware is operational.
There are many different programs, like Teraterm, which can emulate a VT100 terminal on a
PC. Using a simple laptop, diagnostics can be logged in via the serial port in the Apollo.
Connect your PC for example to port
shown below (available at Keyprocessor BV).
Open a terminal program and make a connection. (e.g. Tera term)
Select the COM-port of the PC connected to the Apollo.
Choose a baud rate of "115200", Data '8 bit", Stop '1 bit', Parity 'None' and flow control
"none".
9.2 Start diagnostic
When after starting-up the Apollo, the line 'Hit any key within 5s to run diagnostics...' appears
and a key is pressed within five seconds, then the diagnostics program is started.
The main menu has the following appearance:
1) Environment settings
2) Test onboard I/O
3) Test RS422 devices (loopback)
4) Test profi-device Communications
5) Test Profi-device functionality
6) Clean nodemgr
7) Test Watchdog
8) Clean system
9) Clean /etc/rc.d/* to /etc/save.d/*
v) Version
p) Polyx menu
q) Start application
r) Restart system
Enter menu option:
"Console"
from the Apollo. Use the adapter
Polyx Diags version V3.0.3
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