User manual

A-12 Running Diagnostics
1784-6.5.27 - September 1997
If you chose to view the card’s information, refer to the following table to
interpret the information presented.
Viewing the card’s information reports the current status of DH+ or DH-
485 communications. The test results are recorded in the log file. Use this
information to help you troubleshoot. If you encounter any difficulty,
review your error log.
This field Indicates
PKT
x node address is the node address of PKT x card
PKT
x DH+ or DH-485 node is if the node is unique or a duplicate
Link State is if the DH+ or DH-485 link is on line, off line or unknown
card state is if the PKT
x card is enabled or disabled
PKT
x is (PKT x side)
if the communication from the card to the computer is
functional or not functional
Protocol Software is
if the protocol software is:
DH+ or unknown
DH-485 or unknown
Baud rate is
the communication rate is:
for DH+: 57.6 bps or unknown
for DH-485: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200
or unknown
PKT
x is (host side)
the communication from the computer to the card is active
or stopped
PKT
x node name is
the name you assigned to the computer in your application or
the default name 1784KT
x
Number of active nodes
the number of active nodes and shows a map of the nodes on
the DH+ or DH-485 link if the card is communicating on the
DH+ or DH-485 link
(untitled) active nodes on network displayed as “mini-who”