Online Action

Introduction

Use the Online Action page in the Control Expert to view and edit online parameters for the communications module. Online actions support these tasks:

Display EtherNet/IP objects for the Ethernet communications module or a distributed EtherNet/IP device.
View and edit the SERVICE port configuration parameters for the Ethernet communications module.
Ping the Ethernet communications module or a distributed EtherNet/IP or Modbus TCP device to confirm that it is active on the Ethernet network.
Connect to a distributed device to perform these actions:
- View the default parameter settings for the device.
- View the current parameter settings for the device.
- Edit and download to the device its editable parameter settings.

Connect the DTM

Before you can open the Online Action page, make the connection between the for the target communication module and the physical module:

Step	Action
1	In the DTM Browser, find the name that is assigned to your Ethernet communications module.
2	Right-click on the module name.
3	Scroll to Connect.

Open the Page

Access the Online Action information:

Step	Action
1	In the DTM Browser, find the name that is assigned to your Ethernet communications module.
2	Right-click on the module name.
3	Scroll to Device menu → Diagnosis.
4	In the left pane of the Diagnosis window, select the communication module node.
5	Select the Online Action tab to open that page.

You can see these tabs:

Ethernet

A 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, or 1 Gb/s, CSMA/CD, frame-based LAN that can run over copper twisted pair or fiber optic cable, or wireless. The IEEE standard 802.3 defines the rules for configuring a wired Ethernet network; the IEEE standard 802.11 defines the rules for configuring a wireless Ethernet network. Common forms include 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T, which can utilize category 5e copper twisted pair cables and RJ45 modular connectors.

DTM

(device type manager) A DTM is a device driver running on the host PC. It provides a unified structure for accessing device parameters, configuring and operating the devices, and troubleshooting devices. DTMs can range from a simple graphical user interface (GUI) for setting device parameters to a highly sophisticated application capable of performing complex real-time calculations for diagnosis and maintenance purposes. In the context of a DTM, a device can be a communications module or a remote device on the network.

See FDT.