Displaying Operating States of TeSys Devices

Overview

System monitoring lets you obtain information about operating states of TeSys 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 to TeSys devices by using the IP address of their embedded interface to obtain information about their state.

States Indicated by Diagnostic Icons

The table describes which operating states can be represented on TeSys T devices displayed 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 3 of the register 455 status word = 1 (system status register 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 2 of the register 455 status word = 1 (system status register 1). The operating state of the device is Fault.
(1) Implies that the device is reachable and responded.

NOTE: For more information on the status word bits, refer to the User Manual of the corresponding TeSys motor controller.

The table describes which operating state can be represented on TeSys island devices displayed in a physical view and the icon that is used. Its description is indicated in a tooltip.

Icon	Description	Device state description
	Not fully operational⁽¹⁾. Blue diamond.	The device is in a pre-operational state or encountered a minor event. Bit 4 of the register 3201 = 1 (pre-operational). Bit 3 of the register 3201 = 1 (minor event).
(1) Implies that the device is reachable and responded.

Icon

Description

Device state description

Not fully operational⁽¹⁾. Blue diamond.

The device is in a pre-operational state or encountered a minor event.

Bit 4 of the register 3201 = 1 (pre-operational).

Bit 3 of the register 3201 = 1 (minor event).

(1) Implies that the device is reachable and responded.

NOTE: For more information on the SystemAvatar function block, refer to the Third Party Function Block Guide of the TeSys island.