GE MDS SD Series - 8 Technical Reference; Performing Network-Wide Remote Diagnostics

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8.0 TECHNICAL REFERENCE
8.1 Performing Network-Wide
Remote Diagnostics
Diagnostics data from a remote radio can be obtained by connecting a
laptop or personal computer running MDS InSite or NETview MS soft-
ware, to any radio in the network. Figure 78 shows a sample arrange-
ment for performing network-wide remote diagnostics.
Invisible place holder
Figure 78. Network-Wide Remote Diagnostics Setup
If a PC is connected to any radio in the network, intrusive polling
(polling which briefly interrupts payload data transmission) can be per-
formed. To perform diagnostics without interrupting payload data trans-
mission, connect the PC to a radio defined as the “root” radio. A radio
is defined as a root radio using the following menu path on a connected
PC:
Device Configuration>>Diagnostic Settings Menu>>Dlink Type>>Root
RTU
DIAGNOSTICS DATA
(TO NMS APPLICATION)
HOST COMPUTER
RTU
TO DIAGNOSTICS
PORT (DB-9)
TO DATA PORT
(DB-25)
MASTER STATION
DTYPE
ROOT
PAYLOAD DATA
(TO SCADA APPLICATION)
RTU
DTYPE
NODE
DTYPE
NODE
DTYPE
NODE