Motorola 68P02958C00-B - Manual (Page 218)

SW Diagnostics & Loggers
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Software Diagnostics Tool
The IP Gateway software is based on an “Object Oriented Multi-Tasking” operating system.
The software is comprised of modules, named “devices” (objects, entities), that handle the
various tasks of the MOSCAD RTU.
Some of the devices handle the operation of physical elements such as communication ports or
I/O modules, and other devices are simply software modules such as communication
applications, time handling etc.
One of the many advantages of such an operating system is that it creates the devices
according to the user configuration requirements as defined by the Site Configuration program.
For example, devices are created to handle the I/O modules (one device for each module
according to the type of module) and each of the physical ports according to the required
protocol and parameters defined by the user.
Another advantage of this operating system is the Software Diagnostics program that allows
access through the communication (local or remote) to each of the devices according to their
logical names (the devices are created with a logical name).
The Software Diagnostics program provides reports on the status of each device at different
levels of breakdown. It also provides historical and statistical data on the device activities.
The Software Diagnostics data is useful for system maintenance, problem identification for
remote services and statistics data on the communication system performance.
The Software Diagnostics tool allows access to each of the modules (or “devices”) that handle
the various tasks of the IP Gateway according to their logical names. The tool retrieves
information from any site in your system. For more background on communication,
diagnostics and devices, see Diagnostics below.
Several logger windows can be opened simultaneously, each one numbered sequentially
Diaglog1, Diaglog2, etc. The information is stored in the c:\Itbox550\log\DiagLog directory.
Log files will be named Diaglog<#>_Date_Time.log, where # is the sequential number (1, 2,
etc.) of the Software Diagnostics window opened. (The default name of the log file can be
changed.) For a review of the possible devices and their levels, refer to the Software
Diagnostics Output section.
The device and level must be defined in the Device toolbar. If the Device toolbar is not
shown, select it from the View menu. Select the device name to be tested from the pull-down
menu or type it into the Device Name field. If the name does not appear on the list, run the
Get Device List command from the Loggers menu or click on the icon. This retrieves the full
list of devices from the IP Gateway. Next enter the level at which the diagnostics will be
performed. All devices in the system have a level of request, starting from Level 0. Level 10
gets the data and resets all counters. Level 11 gets the data without resetting the counters.
Select the appropriate level. For details on the devices and levels, refer to the Software
Diagnostics Output section.
Press the Start icon or select Start from the Loggers menu, to begin communication with the
IP Gateway and retrieve the diagnostics data.