Overview

System monitoring lets you obtain information about operating states of generic automation devices by using the diagnostic engine. The engine sends requests to their IP address and monitors responses. The functionality is available for devices that support it.

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

To use this functionality, you must configure the diagnostic attributes of the device first.

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 requests to the IP address of the embedded interface to obtain information about the state of the device based on the configuration of its diagnostic attributes.

Icons Representing Operating States

The table describes which operating states can be represented on a generic automation device in a physical view and the icons that are used. The indication of an operating state implies that the device is reachable and responded.

Operating state

Icon

Not Fully Operational

(blue diamond)

Out Of Order

(yellow triangle)

Run/Stop Status

(Run state. Green arrow.)

No icon to indicate the stop state.