IMPULSE®•G+/VG+ Series 4 Profinet Installation Manual - August 2014
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Network Tab
The Network tab shows the status of the option network traffic and the status of open I/O
connections.
Figure 15: Network Tab View
Table 29: Network Monitor Descriptions
Network Monitor
Explanation
Msg Tx OK
Cumulative number of messages transmit successfully from SI-EP3.
Msg Rx OK
Cumulative number of messages received successfully to SI-EP3.
Current Connections
Current number of open connections.
Control Connection Delta
Time
The time between the last two writes to the Control register, MEMOBUS/Modbus
address 0001H.
Msg Tx Dropped
Cumulative number of messages dropped due to output network buffer being full
and unable to hold the new message.
Msg Rx Dropped
Cumulative number of messages dropped due to input network buffer being full
and unable to hold the new message.
Collisions
Cumulative number of collisions (half duplex only) reported by the MAC/PHY
(Media Access Control/Physical Connection).
Msg Tx Errors
Cumulative number of transmit underruns and transmit stops reported by the
MAC/PHY.
Msg Rx Errors
Cumulative number of receive overruns, receive stops, and receive error frames
reported by the MAC/PHY.
Tx Retry
Cumulative number of transmits in which the 1st attempt was delayed due to
busy medium reported by the MAC/PHY.
NOTE:
Cumulative counters are reset when the power supply is cycled.