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7.2 Start diagnostics using an iPU-8
When after starting-up the iPU-8, the line ‘Hit any key within 5s to run diagnostics...’
appears and a key is pressed within five seconds, then the diagnostics program is
started.
The main menu has the following appearance:
--- iPU-8 diagnostics V1.00 ---
1) Environment settings
2) Test serial ports (loopback)
3 Test profi-device communications
4) Test profi-device functionality
5) Show board revision and test diag leds & inputs
6) Test Power
7) Test EEPROM
8) Test RTC
9) Test Watchdog
q) Start application
r) Restart system
Enter menu option:
Screen 1: Main menu iPU-8 Diagnostics
Only options 2 and 3 are needed for the installer to test the Orion.
Option 3: Profibus communication test
If in the main menu of the IPU-8 Diagnostics program option 3, Test profi device
communications, is chosen, the user is taken to the Profibus DP communication test screen
(screen 2).This allows the user to set per port whether a Profibus appliance is connected and if
so, which slave that is. Whether there is communication (connected/disconnected) can be
found under Communication Status. The identification number of the appliance in question, as
well as the hardware and software version numbers, are also displayed on this screen.
--- Profibus DP communication test ---
Comm. status Ident no. Hw/Sw version
------------ --------- ---------------
1) Profi slave 1 Connected 0xfffd IE-ORBRD2 V1.03
2) Profi slave 1 Connected 0xfffd KP-ORION V1.00
3) Profi slave 1 Connected 0xfffd IE-ORBRD2 V1.03
4) No profi-dev. Disconnected
5) No profi-dev. Disconnected
6) No profi-dev. Disconnected
7) No profi-dev. Disconnected
8) No profi-dev. Disconnected
1..8) : toggle device type S) : toggle start/stop Q) : Quit
Screen 2: Profibus communication test
If in the main menu of the IPU-8 Diagnostics programme option 4, Test profi-device
functionality, is chosen, the user can test whether the connected equipment itself is
functioning properly. The user is first asked to enter the port to which the appliance to be
tested is connected. Next, the various types of equipment which can be connected are
displayed.
In the next example option 2, Profi DP reader-2, has been selected:
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