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Ruinet Utility User Manual
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Parameter Description
PLC to poll.
2.4.2. Node Overview - Status Aspect
Parameter Description
Node The current node being displayed out of the total.
Node Status
For a client node. Online, offline, disabled or probation.
Probation means that the node is in transition from offline to online.
The node was offline, a poll has succeeded but the probation timeout
has not expired so the node has not been returned to online yet.
If the node isn’t a client node then it is reported as server.
Node Mode Client or Server
Retry State
The state number of the node retry state engine – for FieldServer
developers.
Used Retries The total number of retries since start-up
Recoveries The number of times that the driver has gone from offline to online.
Active R/W on Startup
This is an important indication if the driver appears not to be polling.
Displays yes or no.
If a Map Descriptor with function = “ARS” (Active Read on Startup) is
found then this field reports as ‘yes’. ARS Map Descriptors are
scheduled to occur when a node is still offline and are only used once.
They are intended to establish a connection or to log into a remote
device. No other Map Descriptors are polled until the ARS Map
Descriptors complete normally.
2.4.3. Node Overview - Operating Statistics Aspect
Node statistics are a roll-up of all the statistics maintained by the Map Descriptors which
belong to the node. For example, if three Map Descriptors belong to a single node, then
each time a message is sent for each Map Descriptor, the statistics for the Map
Descriptor, the node and the connection are updated.