Operating the software 
  5.3 The tabs of the RF640R/RF670R readers 
SIMATIC RF-DIAG 
Operating Manual, 09/2012, C79000-G8976-C292-01 
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Displaying the IO events 
As soon as you open the "IO" tab, the diagnostics tool starts to record all events (state 
changes) of the inputs/outputs (IO events). The detected IO events are displayed in the form 
of a table. IO events are, however, only sent by the reader if the reader was suitably 
configured. With the default setting, no IO events are sent. 
With the "Counted" check box, you can change the table mode to display a compact table.  
 
 
 
Note 
Enabling or disabling "Counted" 
When you enable or disable "Counted", the displayed list is deleted and the displayed events 
re-initialized. 
 
The two table modes: 
●  Counted (default) 
Compact overview - recommended if large numbers of IO events are involved. In this 
mode only one row of the table is used per input/output and possible event (High, Low). If 
an event is repeated on a transponder, only the existing row is updated. Multiple 
occurrences of the same event are indicated in the "Count" column. In this mode, it is 
easy to recognize how often the state of an input/output has changed. 
●  Time 
Detailed overview - each event is displayed in a separate row. This makes the 
chronological sequence of the IO events clear.  
Table 5- 3  Displayed properties of the inputs/outputs 
Property  Description 
Name  Name of IO port. 
Event  Type of the event.  
The level (High, Low) at which the input/output changed. 
Count   Number of identical events of this input/output. 
Time  Time stamp when the event was sent. 
Setting the outputs 
The digital inputs/outputs are displayed below the table. If an input is occupied, this is 
highlighted with a yellow background. To set the outputs again, select the required status 
from the drop-down lists and activate this using the "Set Outports" button. Active outputs are 
highlighted in green. Changes to the outputs are documented in the logging area (X = no 
change, 0 = Low, 1 = High). 
 
Remains: Output is not changed. 
Off:  Output is changed to "Low" state. 
On:  Output is changed to "High" state.