SIMATIC CP 4163-1
Operating Instructions, 12/2022, C79000-G8976-C588-01
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Diagnostics and maintenance
5
5.1
Diagnostics
5.1.1
Diagnostics options
Diagnostics options
You have the following diagnostics options available for the module:
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The LEDs of the module
For information on the LED displays, refer to the section LEDs (Page 17).
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Engineering: Diagnostic functions in the "Online and diagnostics" menu
Here, you can obtain information on the selected module:
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General information on the module
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Diagnostics status
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Information on the interface
You will find further information on the diagnostic functions in the online help for
engineering.
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Diagnostic buffer of the CPU
Notes on calling the diagnostic buffer are available in the online help for engineering.
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SNMP
You will find detailed information about the supported functions in the section
Diagnostics with SNMP (Page 35).
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Network management software
With the SINEC NMS network management software, you can read and evaluate extensive
status and diagnostics data and execute administrative tasks.
5.1.2
Diagnostics with SNMP
Requirement
The requirement for using SNMP is the enabling of the function in the configuration.
