IDEC WindSRV User Manual
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Note: The Diagnostic Window operates in a modeless form that allows it to exist while other dialogs in the server are
open.
Diagnostic Controls
Descriptions of the Diagnostics Controls are as follows.
Pause captures and freezes the protocol data in the Diagnostics Window. The Diagnostics Tags will continue to
be updated.
Reset clears only the contents of the protocol view and does not affect the Diagnostics Tags.
Mode displays the protocol information in a pure Hex representation (Hex Mode) or in a mixture of ASCII and
Hex representation (Mix Mode). Depending on the target device's nature, the Mode selection may need to be
changed to provide the best view of the protocol.
Auto Pause on failure function causes the capture buffer of the protocol view to stop whenever either a Read or
Write error occurs. This selection is turned off by default and the protocol capture will run in continuous mode.
Auto Pause is a great way to capture intermittent communications issues.
Using the Diagnostic Window
Before attempting to use the Diagnostic Window, ensure that diagnostic functions have been enabled in Channel
Properties. Next, display the Diagnostic Window by either selecting it from a context menu on the channel or by
clicking View | Diagnostics. Once the diagnostic menu is displayed, it will begin capturing the real-time protocol data.
If communications are occurring properly, there will be a stream of communications messages between the server and
the device. Users can tell when this is occurring due to both the two-color scheme of the protocol window and by the
current counts of the Diagnostics Tags.
If, for some reason, communications do not appear to be occurring normally, the channel's parameters can be accessed
easily. The diagnostic window will remain displayed even when users display the Channel Properties for settings like the
communications parameters. This allows users to interactively change communications parameters while monitoring the