
Detecting and removing errors
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10.1
Loopback test during serial data transmission
With an RS-232 interface, you can use the loopback test to check the data path from the
master to the slave and back again. To this end, you need to short-circuit two terminal points
of the RS-232 interface on the slave wireless module. It is then possible to transmit
characters to the master wireless module using a terminal program (e.g., HyperTerminal).
The characters are echoed back to the terminal program.
To carry out a loopback test, proceed as follows:
•
Close all PC programs on your PC, including the PSI-CONF software.
•
Connect the PC to the master wireless module and start HyperTerminal via
“Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communication, HyperTerminal”. The COM port
settings on the PC must correspond to the interface settings on the master wireless
module.
In PLC/Modbus RTU mode
ERR
flashing fast
(2.8 Hz)
No Modbus communication
(safe state of outputs,
depending on DIP switch
setting)
•
Check the communication line between the Modbus/RTU controller
and the master wireless module with RAD ID 01.
•
Check the wiring of the RS-232/485 connections on the master and
the PLC.
•
Check the serial interface settings (baud rate, parity, data bits and
stop bits) for the master and the PLC (from Section 5.6,
“Configuration via PSI-CONF software” onwards).
•
Check whether the I/O extension module is properly snapped onto
the DIN rail connector.
•
Check whether the wireless module is in PLC/Modbus RTU mode
using the PSI-CONF software (see Section 5.6, “Configuration via
•
Press the SET button on the wireless module or carry out a power up
in order to read in the station structure.
No bus communication, no
wireless connection present
•
See measures for the wireless module, page 117
Table 10-3
Detecting and removing errors: I/O extension module [...]
LED,
I/O module
Current state and possible
cause
Solution
Note for Windows 7 users:
HyperTerminal is no longer available in Windows 7. Instead you can use any other
terminal program.