Technical data

SINAUT Diagnostics and Service tool
3.1 Overview of the functions and operation of the SINAUT Diagnostics and Service tool
Software
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● Name: The module, application or PC/PG name. This can be changed in the
configuration. As default, this is the name of the module type or the application as
specified in the configuration.
● Station: Name of the station specified by the user in the configuration using NetPro.
● SINAUT connected: Specifies whether a SINAUT connection was configured for the
subscriber.
● TD7 library version: With CPU modules and modules of the type TIM 3V-IE, the name of
the SINAUT system library for the TD7 software blocks is displayed.
● TIM firmware version: With TIM modules, the version of the TIM firmware is displayed.
PG Routing
If you connect a programming device (PG) or a PC to access the diagnostic data, you only
have access to the local MPI network. The diagnostic data of remote subscribers in other
subnets is not accessible.
To access subscribers in other subnets, you can use PG Routing. If you access data in a
subordinate subnet after activating PG Routing, remember that you can only access
subordinate subnets and not subnets higher in the network hierarchy. The prerequisites,
functions and activation of PG routing are described in a separate chapter.
The PG Routing function is possible only when using the
SINAUT subscriber list ; PG Routing
is not possible when using
Accessible Nodes .
3.1.2 Access to SINAUT subscribers and working with the diagnostics dialogs
Activating diagnostic functions
The diagnostic functions are activated as follows:
1. Select a SINAUT subscriber by clicking on it with the mouse in
Accessible Nodes or in the
SINAUT subscriber list of a STEP 7 project.
2. Start the required diagnostic functions with one of the following alternatives:
– Clicking on the corresponding button in the toolbar
– Selecting the function in the
Project , STEP 7 Diagnostics or SINAUT menus
– Pressing the relevant function key
– Right-clicking on the subscriber in
Access of Nodes or in the SINAUT subscriber list .
After clicking on the subscriber, select the required function with the right mouse
button in the displayed context menu.
3. The dialog belonging to the selected diagnostic function is displayed.
Working with the dialogs
The graphic user interface of the SINAUT Diagnostics and Service tool is designed based on
Windows technology. To use diagnostic functions, you must generally first select a particular
subscriber or a component from a list in the Windows and dialogs and the function will then
be executed and the diagnostic data displayed for this subscriber or component. The