User manual

105G Wirless Gateway User Manual
Page 137 ©February 2009
6.2 Diagnostics Menu
The 105G provides both offline and online diagnostic features to assist with troubleshooting. The
offline diagnostics disable both the radio and fieldbus interface drivers, and are only used for
simple radio tests such as “RSSI Measurement” or “Tone Reversals”. The online diagnostics
provide more powerful debugging features such as access to the internal I/O Registers and Radio
Communications Monitoring while the module is running (i.e. online).
When the configured protocol
driver uses the shared RS232/485
port (i.e. Modbus, DF1, or
ELPRO Serial Driver), the online
diagnostics must disable the serial
protocol driver since the same
serial port must be made available
for diagnostics. However, the
diagnostics still has full access to
the radio network. For all other
protocol drivers (Ethernet, Profibus, Modbus Plus, and DeviceNet), the serial port is already free
and therefore online diagnostics can be used while the module is fully operational.
The module diagnostics can be accessed via any ‘terminal’ package (i.e. Hyperterminal,
Procom), or via configuration software using the terminal available in the “Diagnostics” section.
First, ensure that the 105G is connected to the PC using the RS232 configuration cable, and that
the corresponding com port is selected. To access the terminal, select the 105G and press
“Diagnostics”. Press the “terminal” button in the diagnostics window to open the terminal.
Select for
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