Siemens SIMATIC TIM 3V-IE DNP3 - Diagnostics of the TIM Message Protocol

Diagnostics and upkeep
7.3 SINAUT diagnostics and service tool
TIM DNP3
266 System Manual, 12/2015, C79000-G8976-C253-04
7.3.4.2
Diagnostics of the TIM message protocol
Structure of the TIM message protocol
The upper part of the TIM message protocol dialog summarizes the following information:
- Total number of messages,
- Number of messages shown,
- Source and path of the protocol file
Below this, there is the list of TIM messages, that has nine columns as default and provides
the following information on every message:
- A symbol for incoming and outgoing messages
- Message number
- Source: number of the open message protocols in ascending order
- msec: (No entry for DNP3)
- Block: Number of the message block
- Subscriber number of message source and destination
- Object number (no entry for DNP3)
- Index no.: (no entry for DNP3
)- Organizational information (no entry for DNP3
)- User data
The net data is output in hexadecimal code.
Image 7-3 The TIM Message Protocol dialog
Functions of the TIM message protocol
Further functions are available with the right mouse button in a context menu. These can be
grouped as follows:
● Presentation of the messages
● Details (of the message content)