Overview

System monitoring lets you obtain information about operating states of Altivar Process devices by using the diagnostic engine. The engine sends requests to their IP address and monitors responses.

The state of the device is indicated by a diagnostic icon in the physical view in which the device appears.

NOTE: Use the indication of the operating state for commissioning only as it does not replace the use of proper system monitoring.

Detection Method

The diagnostic engine that runs on the computer acting as Control Expert server sends Modbus TCP requests by using the following IP address to obtain information about the state of the device:

  • For ATV6xx devices, the IP address of the embedded interface of the device or of the communication card.

    NOTE: If both IP addresses are configured, only that of the communication card is used.

  • For ATV9xx devices, the IP address of the embedded interface of the device.

States Indicated by Diagnostic Icons

The table describes which operating states can be represented on Altivar Process devices in a physical view and the icons that are used. Their description is indicated in a tooltip.

Icon

Description

Device state description

Not fully operational(1). Blue diamond.

Bit 7 of the [CIA402 State Reg] EtA status word = 1.

Out of Order/Not operational(1). Yellow triangle.

NOTE: Can also indicate an incompatibility or mismatch between the configured and the physical object.

Bit 3 of the [CIA402 State Reg] EtA status word = 1. The operating state of the device is Fault.

(1) Implies that the device is reachable and responded.
NOTE: The representation of the diagnostic icon varies depending on the zoom level.
NOTE: For more information on the status word bits, refer to the Programming Manual of the corresponding Altivar Process variable speed drive.