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Diagnostics
– Main Page
For a snapshot diagnostic view of the gateway, go to the Main Page. This page will automatically
refresh.
PLC Status
This shows the Status of the PLC Connection. Possible values are:
1)
No PLC Configured
–
Displays when either a PLC Type is not selected and/or the IP address is set
to 0.0.0.0.
2)
Connection Request Sent to PLC
–
Displays when a valid PLC Type and IP Address is configured
and gateway is attempting to connect to the PLC.
3)
Connection retry delay
–
Displays when a valid PLC Type and IP Address is configured and
gateway tried to connect to the PLC but failed.
•
Verify the PLC Type, IP Address, Controller Slot, and Communication Mode to ensure
information entered is correct.
•
Normally, Connection Attempts will also increment with this PLC Status.
4)
I/O Adapter
–
Displays when PLC Type is selected to I/O Scanner
ASCII Status
This shows the overall status of the ASCII devices. Possible values are:
1)
No Serial Port Configured
–
Displays when no ports are configured on the Serial Configuration
page.
2)
No Messages RX or TX
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Displays when at least 1 port is configured and no ASCII messages have
been successfully sent to the PLC or PLC messages sent to the ASCII device.
•
Verify the ASCII Configuration page is correct.
3)
Queue Full
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Discarding Messages
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Displays when the buffer in the gateway is full and incoming
messages are being discarded. This means the ASCII device is sending data faster than the PLC is
clearing out the length field in the tag/register.
