Diagnostics and upkeep
7.3 SINAUT diagnostics and service tool
TIM DNP3
244 System Manual, 06/2014, C79000-G8976-C253-03
SINAUT diagnostics and service tool
7.3.1
Overview of functions and operation
Introduction
The SINAUT diagnostics and service tool provides the user with functions for checking
connections, interfaces and communication as well as the firmware and software
components of the network subscribers of a DNP3 installation.
The most important functions are as follows:
● Reading the diagnostic data from a TIM or CPU module
● Reading the diagnostic buffer
● Checking and setting the module time
● Reading the module parameter assignment
● Activating a message trace
● Firmware update of TIM modules
● Downloading a new parameter assignment to the TIM modules
Note
Diagnostics functions that are also available in the SIMATIC Manager are described here
with the emphasis on diagnostics of TIM modules.
Starting the program and types of access
Opening the SINAUT diagnostics and service tool
The SINAUT diagnostics and service tool is opened in the Windows start menu
SIMATIC /
SINAUT ST7 / Diagnostics and Service
.
You can access the module-specific diagnostic information alternatively over:
●
Accessible nodes
● the
SINAUT subscriber list
of the STEP 7 project
Note
Regardless of whether you access this information using
Accessible nodes
or the
, unless you activate the PG routing function, you can only access
subscribers of the subnet of the local MPI bus to which the PG is connected.
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