Diagnostics and maintenance
4.3 Diagnostics via the display of the S7-1500 CPUs
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To show the alarm messages of the automation system, navigate through the menu items
"Diagnostics" > "Alarms" > "Alarm text" on the display.
Note
Updating the alarm display
The display shows the currently read status of the CPU in static form, the display is not
automatically updated. The alarm display is updated after it has been exited and opened
again.
You set the automatic updating of the diagnostics information under: "
Display" >
Figure 4-11 Display of alarms
Figure 4-12 Display of alarm message
You can find the description of the operation and functions of the display in the
SIMATIC S7-1500 Display Simulator (
http://www.automation.siemens.com/salesmaterial-
as/interactive-manuals/getting-started_simatic-s7-1500/disp_tool/start_de.html).