Service and maintenance
12.1 Diagnostics
SIMATIC RF185C, RF186C, RF188C, RF186CI, RF188CI
Operating Instructions, 04/2020, C79000-G8976-C512-03
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Procedure
Reading out diagnostics information of the communication module
Proceed as follows to read the diagnostics information of the communication module using
STEP 7 Basic / Professional (TIA Portal):
1. Change to the network view.
2. Right-click on the desired communication module and click on "Online & Diagnostics" in
the shortcut menu.
3. Select the "Diagnostics" parameter group.
The diagnostics window provides you with the following options for diagnostics of the
communication module:
– The identifier and the firmware version of the communication module are displayed
under the "General" entry.
– Under the "Diagnostic status" entry, you can see the current status information of the
communication module.
– Under the "PROFINET interface" entry, you can find status information and further
information about the PROFINET interface.
Figure 12-2 Display of the diagnostics information of the communication module
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