Siemens PCS 7 - Diagnostics on FOUNDATION Fieldbus; Diagnostics for the os

7.12 Diagnostics on FOUNDATION Fieldbus
Overview
Diagnostics for Diagnostics tool Called via
Devices and connections with
diagnostic capability
Maintenance Station (Page 75) The Maintenance Station is an operator station
that is specially configured for use in diagnostics.
The Maintenance Station has to be configured.
Additional information is available in the
documentation Process Control System PCS 7;
Maintenance Station
Diagnostics of the FF Link (IM 153‑2 FF
and FDC 157)
Module information (Page 112) Diagnostics via HW Config > Module Information
Devices and connections on Foundation
Fieldbus with diagnostic capability
SIMATIC PDM (Page 114) SIMATIC Manager: View > Process Device
Network View
7.13 Diagnostics for the OS
Overview
Diagnostics for Diagnostics tool Called with
Operating capability of all OS
components and communication
connections
Maintenance station (Page 75) The maintenance station is an operator station
that is specially configured for use in diagnostics.
The maintenance station has to be configured.
Additional information is available in the
documentation Process Control System PCS 7;
Maintenance Station
WinCC projects and the assigned
SIMATIC stations
Lifebeat monitoring (Page 101) Call picture (@CONFIG.PDL) in process mode.
Picture must be configured and downloaded to
the OS.
Connections between OS components Simatic Shell (Page 101) Windows Explorer (workstation):
Select PC station > "Simatic Shell" folder > in the
shortcut menu Properties
Connection between WinCC and AS Status of connections
(Page 105)
In WinCC: Options > Status of Connections
Connection between OS server and OS
client
Status of multi-user operation
(Page 104)
In WinCC: Options > Status of Multi-User
Operation
Status of channels and connections to
the AS
WinCC Channel Diagnostics
(Page 104)
In the Siemens SIMATIC programs Start menu:
WinCC > Tools > Channel Diagnostics
Visual representation of redundancy
monitoring on OS client
Area overview (Page 105) In WinCC: Area overview > "Status of the
connected server" icon
OS is in process mode
Diagnostics in PCS 7
7.13 Diagnostics for the OS
Service support and diagnostics (V8.0)
84 Service Manual, 03/2012, A5E02779775-02