Diagnostics
RTU500 series Remote Terminal Unit
Hardware Tree
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The Hardware tree page gives information about the configuration of the RTU and about the actual
values of the process objects according the configuration in RTUtil500 (see "Fig. 34: Hardware tree
pages").
The channel number, process object ID and the current value of the data point is shown in the right
window. The value and the status information is updated cyclically.
Figure 34: Hardware tree pages
By selecting a binary or analoge output module, it is possible to perform commands directly to the
connected primary process (see "Fig. 34: Hardware tree pages").
ADVICE
The output control function is only for test purposes during commissioning phase. It is not allowed
to use this function to send commands to an active process.
In order to perform commands out of the Web server, the following pre-conditions must be fulfilled:
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The debugging option must be generally enabled (see chapter Chapter 2.5.1)
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The user must have the privileges to perform commands (see chapter Chapter 2.5.3)
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The debugging option must be temporary enabled (see chapter Chapter )
3.3.2
Board Diagnosis
Select a communication unit in the hardware tree to get information about it's state.
