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PACTware Multi-Input/Output Device Type Manager
The tab "Diagnostics" contains the following parameters:
Section "Settings":
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Diagnostic mode:
Mode selector to be configured for status and diagnostic behavior.
Keep "Condensed diagnosis" or select "Classic diagnosis".
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Hardware error:
Type of diagnostic message and the mapping with the status this
message implies.
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Memory error:
Type of diagnostic message and the mapping with the status this
message implies.
The following settings determine the reaction of the device on manufacturer-specific diagnostic
events. For each error type you can determine how to diagnose it and determine the status that
the process value issues in case of the diagnosis:
Note!
Diagnostic Type for Cyclic Communication
Setting the diagnostic type to classic or condensed status in the tab Device determines the
diagnostic type of the cyclic communication between the device and the DTM.
Error Type
Diagnosis
Status that the process
value issues if the assigned
diagnosis is active:
Hardware error:
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None
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Maintenance
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Maintenance demand
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Maintenance alarm
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Invalid process condition
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Function check
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GOOD - OK
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GOOD - Maintenance
required
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GOOD - Maintenance
demanded
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UNCERTAIN -
Maintenance demanded
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BAD - Maintenance alarm
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UNCERTAIN - Process-
related, no maintenance
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BAD - Process-related, no
maintenance
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BAD - Function check/
local override
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GOOD - Function check
Memory error:
Diagnostic Parameters in the Online Mode
Diagnostic information is displayed additionally in the online mode in order to diagnose issues
or failures in real-time as they occur. Any diagnostic information issued by the DTM is
visualized through a NAMUR NE 107 icon in the following places:
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Left navigation bar
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Diagnostics tab
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Top-level DTM information section "Overall status".