ProSoft Technology MVI56-S3964R - Manual (Page 41)

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting MVI56-S3964RT ♦ TControlLogix PlatformT
TSiemens 3964R ProtocolT
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 41 of 78
Caution: Some of the commands available to you from this menu are designed for advanced
debugging and system testing only, and can cause the module to stop communicating with the
processor or with other devices, resulting in potential data loss or other failures. Only use these
commands if you are specifically directed to do so by ProSoft Technology Technical Support staff.
Some of these command keys are not listed on the menu, but are active nevertheless. Please be
careful when pressing keys so that you do not accidentally execute an unwanted command.
Redisplaying the Menu
Press [?] to display the current menu. Use this command when you are looking
at a screen of data, and want to view the menu choices available to you.
Viewing Version Information
Press [V] to view Version information for the module.
Use this command to view the current version of the software for the module, as
well as other important values. You may be asked to provide this information
when calling for technical support on the product.
Values at the bottom of the display are important in determining module
operation. The Program Scan Counter value is incremented each time a
module's program cycle is complete.
Tip: Repeat this command at one-second intervals to determine the frequency of program
execution.
Opening the Database Menu
Press [D] to open the Database View menu. Use this menu command to view the
current contents of the module's database.
Clearing Diagnostic Data
Press [C] to clear diagnostic data from the module's memory.
Opening the Backplane Menu
Press [B] from the Main Menu to view the Backplane Data Exchange List. Use
this command to display the configuration and statistics of the backplane data
transfer operations.
Tip: Repeat this command at one-second intervals to determine the number of blocks transferred
each second.
Opening the Protocol_Serial_S3964R Menu
Press [0] or [1] from the Main Menu to open the Protocol_Serial_S3964R menu
for S3964R Ports 1 and 2.
April 17, 2008