Diagnostic message types – Rockwell Automation D64046.5.1 U MNL WIN DDMC User Manual
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Chapter 7
Configuring Diagnostic Messages
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This Message Fragment :
Is the:
ON/OFF state (src)
For error messages: the state of the source bit with a 1
represented by the word ON and a 0 represented by the word
OFF.
For Warning and 1 valid exit messages: the state of the source
bit with a 1 represented by the word OFF and a 0 represented
by the word ON.
OFF/ON state (src)
For error messages: the state of the source bit with a 1
represented by the word OFF and a 0 represented by the word
ON.
For Warning and 1 valid exit messages: the state of the source
bit with a 1 represented by the word OFF and a 0 represented
by the word ON.
step comment (dest)
step the SDS instruction was moving to when the message
was generated
logical address (dest)
data type, file number, offset, and bit number of the bit which
did not match the expected inputs, for example, I:007/3.
symbolic address (dest)
10 character symbolic string, entered in the PLC-5
programming software, which represents the bit which did not
match the expected inputs, for example, LED002.
short address comment
(dest)
portion of the destination address comment that was delimited
by asterisks (*) when the comment was entered in the PLC-5
programming software.
address comment (dest)
full description of the bit address which did not match the
expected inputs.
DFA Message Fragment Options
All definitions of fragment options for the DFA message are the same as
for the SDS message unless otherwise specified.
processor
name
instruction
comment
DFA bit message
1
logical
address
symbolic
address
short address comment
address
comment
ON/OFF
state
OFF/ON
state
1
the DFA message which is associated with a change in this bit’s value
The Message Template Editor contains screens for you to assign your own
connector words and to determine the length of each fragment, letting you
customize your own diagnostic messages. You can configure nine
different types of messages for display. The following table contains
examples of the default messages that will be displayed if you choose not
to configure your own message fragments:
Diagnostic Message Types