Diagnostics And Troubleshooting; Reading Status Data From The Module; The Configuration/Debug Menu - ProSoft Technology MVI56-PNPM User Manual

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

4 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
In This Chapter
The module provides information on diagnostics and troubleshooting in the
following forms:
Status data values are transferred from the module to the processor.
Data contained in the module can be viewed through the
Configuration/Debug port attached to a terminal emulator.
LED status indicators on the front of the module provide information on the
module's status.
4.1

Reading Status Data From the Module

The MVI56-PNPM module returns a 29-word Status Data block that can be used
to determine the module's operating status. This data is located in the module's
database at registers 6670 to 6698 and at the location specified in the
configuration. This data is transferred to the ControlLogix processor continuously
with each read block. For a complete listing of the status data object, refer to the
Module Set Up section.

4.1.1 The Configuration/Debug Menu

The Configuration and Debug menu for this module is arranged as a tree
structure, with the Main Menu at the top of the tree, and one or more sub-menus
for each menu command. The first menu you see when you connect to the
module is the Main menu.
Because this is a text-based menu system, you enter commands by typing the
command letter from your computer keyboard in the terminal application (for
example, HyperTerminal). The module does not respond to mouse movements
or clicks. The command executes as soon as you press the command letter —
you do not need to press [Enter]. When you type a command letter, a new
screen will be displayed in your terminal application.
Navigation
All of the sub-menus for this module contain commands to redisplay the menu or
return to the previous menu. You can always return from a sub-menu to the next
higher menu by pressing [M] on your keyboard.
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