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UM1619
Software GUI description
5.6 Service
tab
The SERVICE tab is shown in
. This tab is dedicated to the test of all the special
frames called service frames. The first button in the commands panel is the PING button.
This is used to test if a module is connected to the power line, if it is working properly and if
it is reachable.
By pressing the PING button, as soon as the target module replies to the ping command,
the target address and the ping time are shown in the Command window.
Figure 16. GUI service tab
In order to know the firmware release both for the application layer and the link layer stack,
the FIRM. REL. button must be pressed after selecting the target node in the AVAILABLE
NODE LIST. Both the releases are then shown in the command window.
It is possible to modify some parameters that fine-tune the power line modem
communication protocol. This operation can affect the overall communication performance,
so it must be done with great attention. Please refer to UM1573 for a detailed description of
the communication protocol parameters.
Select the node for which the parameters should be checked or modified, then press the
PLM PARAM button. A windows prompting to insert a password appears. Insert the
password “syslab” and then press the Enter key.
A list of the available communication parameters appears at the right side of the GUI,
overlapping the available node list, with three buttons at the bottom side (
).
In order to know the preset PLM communication parameters, press the GET button.
