ProSoft Technology MVI69-PDPMV1 User Manual

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Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

MVI69-PDPMV1 ♦ CompactLogix or MicroLogix Platform

User Manual

PROFIBUS DPV1 Master

Page 152 of 225

ProSoft Technology, Inc.

July 8, 2011

Viewing Module Configuration

Press [C]

to view the Module Configuration screen.

Use this command to display the current configuration and statistics for the
module.

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.

Viewing PROFIBUS Data

Press [2] to view PROFIBUS data. Use this command to view information related
to the status of each slave in the PROFIBUS network, and to verify that each
slave is configured (SLAVE CFG LIST), exchanging data with the Master
(TRANSFER LIST) and in diagnostic mode (SLAVE DIAG LIST).

You can also check the module's operation state, where:
 00 = Offline
 40 = Stop
 80 = Clear
 C0 = Operate

Viewing Module Status

Press [1]

to view status information about the module. This screen also contains

useful information for mailbox troubleshooting:
 Scan

count

 Mailbox

counters

 Alarm counters
 Number of acyclic read and write operations performed by the module
You can also view the number of mailbox messages in the input and output
queues, and the number of alarms in the alarm queue.

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