Bradley Smoker PLC-5 user manual Monitoring messages, Monitoring DH+ Communication Channels

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Communicating with Devices on a DH+ Link

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Monitoring DH+ Communication Channels

Use the DH+ status screen in your programming software to monitor channels that are configured to support a DH+ link. The data displayed is stored in the diagnostic file defined on the DH+ configuration screen in your programming software. Note that this screen does not display the active node table, which is also stored in the diagnostic file.

Monitoring messages

Status Field

Word(s)

Description

Sent

5

Total number of messages sent by the station

 

 

This number is the sum of the send data acknowledge counters (SDA) and send data no

 

 

acknowledge (SDN) transmit confirm counters.

 

 

 

Sent with error

7

Number of messages sent that were not acknowledged. This number is the sum of the following:

 

 

SDA transmit NAK misc•SDA/SDN retrans

 

 

transmit NAK full•dropped token

 

 

SDA transmit NAKed SAP

 

 

 

Received

4

Number of error-free messages the station has received. This number is the sum of the SDA and

 

 

SDN received counters.

 

 

 

Received with error

6

Number of invalid messages that the station has received. This number is the sum of the SDA

 

 

received with error and the SDA received SAP off counters.

 

 

 

Unable to receive

8

Total number of times the station NAKed an incoming message due to the lack of an available

 

 

buffer. This number should be the same as the SDA received but full counter.

 

 

 

Publication 1785-UM012D-EN-P - July 2005

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