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Diagnostics
23.4 Diagnosing Hardware: Diagnostic View
Programming with STEP 7
Manual, 05/2010, A5E02789666-01 483
Calling from the ONLINE view of a project in the SIMATIC Manager
1. Establish an online connection to the programmable controller using the menu command View
> Online in the project view in the SIMATIC Manager.
2. Select a station and double-click to open it.
3. Then open the "Hardware" object in it. The diagnostic view is opened.
Now you can select a module and call up its module information using the menu command PLC >
Diagnostics/Settings > Module Information.
Calling from the offline view of a project in the SIMATIC Manager
Execute the following steps:
1. Select a station from the project view of the SIMATIC Manager and open it with a double-click.
2. Then open the "Hardware" object in it. The configuration table is opened.
3. Select the Station > Open Online menu command.
4. The diagnostic view of HW Config is opened with the station configuration as determined from
the modules (for example, CPU). The status of the modules is indicated by means of symbols.
Refer to the online help for the meaning of the various symbols. Faulty modules and configured
modules which are missing are listed in a separate dialog box. From this dialog box you can
navigate directly to one of the selected module ("Go To" button).
5. Double-click the symbol for the module whose status you are interested in. A dialog box with
tabs (depending on the type of module) gives you a detailed analysis of the module status.
Calling from the "Accessible Nodes" window in the SIMATIC Manager
Execute the following steps:
1. Open the "Accessible Nodes" window in the SIMATIC Manager using the menu command PLC
> Display Accessible Nodes.
2. Select a node in the "Accessible Nodes" window.
3. Select the menu command PLC > Diagnostics/Settings > Diagnose Hardware.
Note
In the "Accessible Nodes" window, only the modules with their own node address (Ethernet, MPI or
PROFIBUS address) are visible.