Introduction

You can view and configure the settings in the Online Action menu when the M580 CPU is connected through the Control Expert DTM Browser .

Accessing Online Action

Follow these directions to access the Online Action settings for the M580 CPU:

Step

Action

1

Open the DTM Browser in Control Expert (Tools > DTM Browser).

2

Select the M580 DTM in the DTM Browser.

3

Connect the DTM to the Control Expert application (Edit > Connect).

4

Right-click the M580 DTM.

5

Scroll to the Online Action menu ( Device menu > Additional functions > Online Action).

6

3 tabs appear:

  • Ethernet/IP Objects

  • Port Configuration

  • Ping

EtherNet/IP Objects

Displays object parameters value when available.

Click Refresh to update the displayed values.

Port Configuration

Configure and read the service port mode:

Field

Description

Service Port Mode

  • Access (default)

  • Mirroring

NOTE: This mode can also be set in the CPU configuration tabs.

Access Port Configuration

Displays the access port configuration information (refer to CPU configuration tabs).

Port Mirroring Configuration

Displays the port mirroring configuration (refer to CPU configuration tabs).

Ping

Field

Parameter

Description

Address

IP Address

Type the IP address to ping.

Ping

Ping

Click to ping the address set.

Ping Result

Displays the ping result.

Repeat (100ms)

Select this parameter to repeat ping if no reply is received.

Stop on Error

Select this parameter to stop repeating ping if an error is detected when Repeat (100ms) is selected.

Clear

Click to clear the Ping Result display.