Iec101 Device Diagnostics - ABB COM600 3.4 User Manual

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IEC 60870-5-101 Slave (OPC) User's Manual
You can take an IEC101Channel into use by marking the In use check box. If you unmark
the check box, the channel is taken out of use. To manually update diagnostic counters,
click Refresh.

IEC101 Device diagnostics

The IEC101 Device communication can be monitored with the Online diagnostics
function. You can also take a device into use or out of use as described in this section.
To monitor and control IEC101 Device communication:
1. Select the device 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 an IEC101 Device into use by marking the In use check box. If you unmark
the check box, the device is taken out of use. To manually update diagnostic counters,
click Refresh.
Signal diagnostics
The IEC101 Slave OPC client has a diagnostic function which makes it possible to
monitor the flow of process data changes and commands. The diagnostic function is
activated by marking the Diagnostic Events Enabled check box, located in the Online
diagnostics function of the IEC101 Device. When the diagnostic function is activated,
the IEC101 OPC Client Alarm & Event server generates events with information about
data changes and commands.
To view the event list:
1. Select the IEC101 Slave OPC Client object in the object tree of SAB600.
2. Right-click the IEC101 Slave OPC Client.
3. Select Diagnostic AE client (see Figure 4.6-1)
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