Configuration Tool

7.5Troubleshooting

Frequent questions about the SICLOCK TC100 Configuration Tool and solutions to problems are listed below.

Table 7-5 Solutions to problems with the Configuration Tool

Question / problem

Cause / remedy

Authorization not possible in offline mode

The data do not include any authorization parameters. An online authorization has to be made.

See Authorization (Chapter 7.2.2).

No connection can be established to the device

Check whether the IP address has been set correctly in the Configuration Tool.

Check whether there is a network connection

Check whether the TCP:2155 port is enabled for the connection or is already being used for another application.

See also Connect / disconnect online connection (Chapter 7.2.1).

An event cannot be acknowledged

It is a persistent indication that is queued in the device.

See also General functions (Chapter 7.2).

No interaction with the device in online mode (hourglass)

The connection to the device has been terminated and has to be re-established. See also Connect / disconnect online connection (Chapter 7.2.1).

Parameter cannot be edited

The parameter is a display parameter See Parameters (Chapter 7.3)

The current authorization level is too low See Authorization (Chapter 7.2.2)

The parameter has no value.

In this case, the parameter has to be read from the device again.

Parameters and archives are displayed in a different language to that of the operator interface

The language set in the Configuration Tool is not available in the device.

See Menus (Chapter 7.1)

Parameters are not written by upload

These are operationally critical parameters , that are explicitly excluded from an upload.

Such parameters have to be written individually.

See Parameters (Chapter 7.3) and Reading / writing parameters, setting to factory defaults (Chapter 7.3.4)

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