At a Glance

The DiagViewer Properties dialog box, accessible via the DiagViewer Properties command in the contextual menu, is used to:

  • Define the color of the error messages,

  • Define the flashing mode of the error messages,

  • Choose the fields to be displayed,

  • Define the archiving mode,

  • Define the mode of opening the Diagnostics Viewer.

Properties dialog box

The screen below presents the DiagViewer Properties:

Description

The following table describes the various fields of the Properties dialog box:

Field

Description

Acknowledge blink

Allows you to define the type of flashing when an error message to be acknowledged appears. Once acknowledged messages no longer flash.

  • None: no flashing,

  • Icon only: only the icon flashes,

  • Entire line: the entire line flashes.

Color

Allows you to define the color of the non-acknowledged error messages.

Field

Allows you to choose the fields to be displayed (fields 0 to 15). By default all the fields are displayed.

  • Select all: selects all fields,

  • Clear All: deselects all fields. To select a field, check the corresponding box by clicking the mouse.

Archiving

Click this box to generate an archive. The entry field and the Browse button allow you to define the path of the archive file.

  • Cyclic archiving: a new archive file is generated every 1000 saves.

  • Periodic archiving: a new archive file is generated every x hour.

  • Hour allows you to define the number x (from 1 to 24).

  • Additional information field: allows you to store additional data in the file.

General information

Displaying various information:

  • PLC version.

  • Diagnostics buffer memory usage.

  • Number of alarms rejected if the diagnostics buffer is full.

  • Show Information in the menu bar is used to display this information in the title bar of the diagviewer window.

Automatic Opening

When this button is checked, the Diagnostics Viewer is automatically displayed when a fault appears.