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EtherNet/IP + Modbus TCP-Gateways
Diagnostics
7.
Diagnostics
7.1
System diagnostics on the PC
7.1.1
Software for diagnostics, service and release measurements
The intuitively constructed software for diagnostics, service and release measure-
ments enables PC-assisted measurement using the high-level measuring tech-
nology built into the masters.
This specially developed software assists both machine and systems builders in
release measurements and preventive troubleshooting as well as end users in
preventive maintenance and fast, self-performed error elimination. As an option
the analysis data can also be sent to our technical support group and used as the
basis for fast, reliable help with problem handling.
7.1.2
AS-i Control Tools
The Software AS-i Control Tools provide you with all the key testing and configu-
ration possibilities of your AS-i circuit in organized fashion on your PC.
A graphic representation of your AS-i network provides you with a quick overview
of the system status, showing for example any missing or unprojected slaves. In
addition, peripheral errors and the status of the "AS-i Monitors" integrated into the
Masters. The diagnostic buffer (not available with all devices!) stores with a time
stamp in a ring buffer up to 1024 events. The AS-i Control Tools software also
provides a simple and convenient way to configure new AS-i circuits or modify al-
ready existing configurations. This software is also a component of the ASIMON
software.
7.1.3
ASIMON
The ASIMON software is used to configure the safety unit. Already configured
systems can be diagnosed live using the software. The status of all in- and out-
puts is graphically represented as are the results of the preparatory processing.
When projecting the user has the ability to assign unique identifiers to the individ-
ual components. These also appear in the device displays in connection with er-
ror messages. To prevent errors in the projecting stage the ASIMON software
provides advance warning at the relevant points.
The AS-i Control Tools software is also part of the ASIMON.
7.1.4
Web server
Units having an Ethernet port provide all the diagnostics data through a web serv-
er. If necessary this also allws the system information to be viewed from any PC
connected to the network without any additional software, simply using a stan-
dard internet browser and Java.
To be able to take advantage of the full scope of diagnostics functions and config-
uration possibilities of the AS-i Masters, you will however need the ASIMON soft-
ware with integrated AS-i Control Tools and ideally also the software for diagnos-
tics, service and release measurement.
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