Dnp Channel Diagnostics; Monitoring And Controlling Communication - ABB COM600 Series User Manual

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COM600 series, Version 5.0
DNP 3.0 Serial Master (OPC) User's Manual

DNP channel diagnostics

The DNP channel activity can be monitored with the Online diagnostics function. You
can also take a channel into use or out of use as described in this section.
To monitor and control DNP Channel activity:
1. Select the channel you want to monitor in the object tree of SAB600.
2. Right-click the channel.
3. Select Online diagnostics.
In the Diagnostic counters field, you can monitor the channel activity. To reset Diagnostic
counters, click Reset counters.
You can take a DNP channel into use by marking the In use check box. If you unmark
the check box, the channel is taken out of use.
For more information on the channel online diagnostics with the Analyzer function, see
COM600 User's manual.

Monitoring and controlling communication

The communication can be monitored with the Online diagnostics function. You can
also take a device or module into use or out of use as described in this section.
To monitor and control communication:
1. Select the device/ module you want to monitor in the object tree of SAB600.
2. Right-click the device.
3. Select Online diagnostics.
In the Status information field, you can monitor the device status.
The Diagnostic counters field provides information on device activity. To reset diagnostic
counters, click Reset counters.
You can take device into use by marking the In use check box. If you unmark the check
box, the device is taken out of use.
Diagnostic counters are updated every 2 seconds. To update them manually, click Refresh.
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