Siemens S7-300 - Page 203

STEP 7 special diagnostics
12.2 Functions
Configuring and commissioning S7 CPs for Industrial Ethernet
Configuration Manual, 09/2013, C79000-G8976-C182-13
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Menu
Meaning
Mode > *)
Reset to Factory Settings *)
With certain modules, it is possible to reset to the factory
settings.
When you reset to the factory settings, the retentive
parameters are also deleted. Following this, the module only
has the default MAC address (as supplied).
Operating Mode > *)
Format C-PLUG for this Module *)
With modules operating with a C-PLUG, you can reformat
the C-PLUG. The C-PLUG is supplied with module data of
the current module.
Configuration data is adopted for the specific device.
Diagnostic buffer >
• Details on the Entry...
• Delete Entries
• Filter Display >
– Set
– Enable
• Save...
• Save Cyclically...
Control options for the "Diagnostics buffer" diagnostics
object
You will find details of the control functions in the online help
for the "Diagnostics buffer" diagnostics object.
View >
Update
Each time you activate this menu command, the displayed
diagnostics and status information is updated once.
View >
Update cyclically on / off
With this menu command, you can toggle the automatic
(cyclic) updating of the displayed diagnostics and status
information on and off.
You can set the interval between update points with the
menu command Options > Customize.
Options > Customize Here, you make the general settings for your diagnostics
session.
• Dialog update time
This sets the cycle time at which the diagnostics data is
updated in the content area during cyclic updating.
• Maximum size of the diagnostic buffer log file
See menu command Diagnostic Buffer > Save
Cyclically... for the "diagnostic buffer" diagnostics object
Options > Set PG/PC Interface You close the interface to the network on the PG/PC for the
diagnostics session.
Options > Assign Ethernet Address You open the "Edit Ethernet node" dialog. You can then, for
example, search the network for the accessible nodes.
The menu command is active if special diagnostics is in
"Offline" mode.
Options > Reset Counter On diagnostics pages with statistical information, you reset
the counters to "0".
The menu command is active if diagnostics pages contain
statistical information with counter values.
Options > Send E-mail You enable the sending of a test mail.
The menu command is active if the "E-mail" diagnostics
object is selected.