
DIAGNOSTIC TERMINAL (DT) SOFTWARE
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SIG-00-07-11 SEPTEMBER 2012 (REVISED OCTOBER 2019)
Version No.: B.2
SECTION 6
DIAGNOSTIC TERMINAL (DT) SOFTWARE
6.0
DIAGNOSTIC TERMINAL (DT) SOFTWARE
6.1
INTRODUCTION
The Diagnostic Terminal (DT) is a Siemens developed Windows
®
based utility program
designed to run on a laptop PC. The DT provides a user interface that allows for local or remote
configuration of vital and certain non-vital VIU parameters, plus diagnostic tools that can be
used to isolate VIU system problems (see Section 8).
WARNING
INCORRECT ENTRY OF VITAL CONFIGURABLE PARAMETERS
WILL LEAD TO UNSAFE FUNCTIONING OF THE VIU UNIT. THE
VITAL FIELD CONFIGURABLE PARAMETERS MUST BE
VERIFIED FOR CORRECTNESS BEFORE THE EQUIPMENT IS
PLACED IN SERVICE.
6.2
DT TO VIU INTERFACE
The DT can be interfaced to the VIU by either of the following means:
Primary Method: an Ethernet LAN connection between the PC to the Laptop Ethernet port on
the VIU front panel. Alternatively, the host PC Ethernet port can be connected to either Ethernet
Port 1 or Port 2 located on the top of the VIU.
Another method is a straight 9-pin female to 9-pin male cable connected between the host PC
serial port and the 9-pin, RS-232
Laptop (Serial)
port on the VIU front panel. See paragraph
6.5.1 for information on Comm settings on DT.