EIP Protocol
PLX30 Series
User Manual
Ethernet and Serial Gateways
Page 70 of 200
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
September 19, 2012
5.3
EIP Diagnostics
5.3.1 PCB Diagnostics Menu
The best way to troubleshoot the EIP driver is to use ProSoft Configuration
Builder to access the diagnostic capabilities of the gateway through the Ethernet
debug port. For instructions on how to access
Diagnostics
Diagnostics in ProSoft Configuration Builder
(page 36).
The following table summarizes the status information available in PCB for the
EIP driver.
Connection Type
Submenu Item
Description
EIP Class 1
Config
Configuration settings for Class 1 Connections.
Status
Status of the Class 1 Connections: Displays any
configuration error present, as well as the number of
Class 1 Connections.
EIP Class 3 Server
Config
Configuration settings for Class 3 Server Connections.
Comm Status
Status information for each Class 3 Server Connection:
Displays port numbers, IP addresses, socket status, and
read and write counts.
EIP Class 3
Client/UClient [x]
Config
Configuration settings for Class 3 Client/UClient
Connections.
Comm Status
Status information for Class 3 Client/UClient [x]
commands. Displays a summary of all the errors
resulting from Class 3 Client/UClient [x] commands.
Commands
Configuration for the Class 3 Client/UClient [x] command
list.
Cmd Errors
(Decimal)
Displays current error codes for each command on the
Class 3 Client/UClient [x] command list in decimal
number format. A zero means there is currently no error
for the command.
Cmd Errors
(Hex)
Displays current error codes for each command on the
Class 3 Client/UClient [x] command list in hexadecimal
number format. A zero means there is currently no error
for the command.
5.3.2 EIP Status Data in Upper Memory
The EIP driver has an associated status data area located in the
gateway’s upper
memory. The Data Map functionality of the gateway can be used to map this data
into the normal user data range of the gateway
(page 27).
Note that all the status values are initialized to zero(0) at power-up, cold boot and
during warm boot.
