Diagnostics and upkeep
6.1 Diagnostics options
CP 1242-7 GPRS V2
106 Operating Instructions, 10/2016, C79000-G8976-C311-02
● Industrial Remote Communication
Here, you obtain specific information on the mobile wireless interface and other
parameters of the CP. The entry job has the following subentries:
– Partner
Information about the address settings of the partner, connection statistics,
configuration data of the partner and other diagnostics information.
– Mobile wireless parameters
Diagnostics information on the network, statistical connection information, information
on received/sent messages
– List of data points
Various information on the data points such as configuration data, value, connection
status etc.
– Protocol diagnostics
Trace data of the transfer protocol
– Device-specific events
Information on CP-internal events
● Time
Information on the time on the device
Diagnostics options via the Web server of the CPU
You will find details on the diagnostics options of the Web server in the S7-1200 system
manual, see /1/ (Page 129).
The CP sends a diagnostics SMS message to a telephone with an authorized call number if
it receives an SMS message with the following text from this telephone:
CPDIAG
The diagnostics SMS message that is then sent contains the following data of the S7 station:
● Firmware version of the CP
● Mode of the CPU (RUN / STOP)
● Status of the mobile wireless network connection
Range of values and meaning:
– 0 = Booked out of the network
– 1 = Wrong PIN
– 2 = Wrong SIM card
– 3 = Waiting for PIN / no PIN configured
– 4 = Booked into the network