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Device Status
There are 3 columns that make up this status. The status reflected here show the current status for
configured parameters. This means that any pending changes made to that parameter since it was last
powered up will not display.
Example: If since the last power up, the serial port has since been disabled, you will need to restart the
gateway in order to see that port row disappear from the main page.
1)
Left column: The left most column indicates which port the status is for.
•
0
–
for Serial Port 0 on the gateway
2)
TCP/IP Status: Status of the TCP/IP connection for that port. Possible statuses are:
•
“
Disabled
”
: The selected port is not enabled.
•
“
Initializing
”
: The gateway is the Client and have sent a TCP/IP connection request to the
TCP/IP Server device and is waiting for a response.
•
“
Listening
”
: The gateway is the Server and is listening for a connection request from the
TCP/IP Client device.
•
“
Connected
”
: Good communication with the TCP/IP device.
3)
ASCII to PLC Status and PLC to ASCII Status columns: The two right columns break down the
communication on that specific port by direction. Possible statuses are:
•
“
Disabled
” –
Indicates that the direction on that port is not enabled.
•
“Tag/File Not Yet Defined” –
Indicates that the port and direction are enabled, but the
tag/file name is blank.
o
Only when PLC Type is not I/O Adapter
•
A decimal value
–
Represents number of complete messages that the gateway has
received or the number of messages that we have received from the PLC and
transmitted to the ASCII device.
4)
Background colors:
•
White
–
Even row number with no errors for that port and direction.
•
Gray
–
Odd row number with no errors for that port and direction.
•
Read
–
Error for at least 1 of the reasons listed below:
i.
PLC Type is not configured
ii.
PLC Type is configured (not I/O Adapter) but IP address is 0.0.0.0
iii.
Error Count on Diagnostics page is non-zero for that direction.
NOTE
: The area will display with a red background if there are any errors listed on the
diagnostics page, even if they are old. To remove this red background, go to the
Diagnostics page for that port and direction and clear counters.