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Diagnostics and upkeep
7.3 SINAUT diagnostics and service tool
TIM DNP3
System Manual, 12/2015, C79000-G8976-C253-04
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● Firmware update of TIM modules
● Downloading a new parameter assignment to the TIM modules
Note
Diagnostics functions that are also available in the SIMATIC Manager are described here
with the emphasis on diagnostics of TIM modules.
7.3.1.1 Starting the program and types of access
Opening the SINAUT diagnostics and service tool
The SINAUT diagnostics and service tool is opened in the Windows start menu
SIMATIC /
SINAUT ST7 / Diagnostics and Service
.
You can access the module-specific diagnostic information alternatively over:
●
Accessible nodes
● the
SINAUT subscriber list
of the STEP 7 project
Note
Regardless of whether you access this information using
Accessible nodes
or the
SINAUT subscriber list
, unless you activate the PG routing function, you can only access
subscribers of the subnet of the local MPI bus to which the PG is connected.
Access using
Accessible Nodes
To access the diagnostic data using
Accessible Nodes
, follow the steps outlined below:
1. Click on the
Accessible Nodes
button
or click on the
Project / Accessible Nodes
menu.
The
Accessible Nodes
dialog opens.
2. In the
Selectable Nodes
dialog, select the required subscriber from the list of MPI
addresses by clicking on it with the mouse.
Access using the
SINAUT subscriber list
of a STEP 7 project
To open the STEP 7 project in the diagnostics and service tool and to access the diagnostic
data using the
SINAUT subscriber list
, follow the steps outlined below:
1. Click on the
Open Project
button in the toolbar or select the
Project / Open
menu. The
Open
dialog is displayed.
2. Select the STEP 7 project in the
User Projects
tab of the
Open
dialog and click on the
OK
button. The project window with the
SINAUT subscriber list
of the relevant project opens.
3. If the required project is not displayed in the
Open
dialog, click the
Browse
button. In the
Browse dialog that opens, you can search for other projects and include them in the