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ProSoft Technology MVI56-DFCMR User Manual

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MVI56-DFCMR ♦ ControlLogix Platform

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

DF1 Interface Module with Reduced Data Block

Page 52 of 113

ProSoft Technology, Inc.

October 20, 2008

Key Interval

[5] 1

milliseconds

ticks

[6] 5

milliseconds

ticks

[7]

10 milliseconds ticks

[8]

50 milliseconds ticks

[9]

100 milliseconds ticks

[0]

Turn off timing marks

Removing Timing Marks in the Data Analyzer

Press [0] to turn off timing marks in the Data Analyzer screen.

Viewing Data in Hexadecimal Format

Press [H] to display the data on the current page in hexadecimal format.

Viewing Data in ASCII (Text) Format

Press [A] to display the data on the current page in ASCII format. This is useful
for regions of the database that contain ASCII data.

Starting the Data Analyzer

Press [B] to start the data analyzer. After the key is pressed, all data transmitted
and received on the currently selected port will be displayed. An example display
is shown below:

The Data Analyzer displays the following special characters:

Character Definition

[ ]

Data enclosed in these characters represent data received on the port.

< >

Data enclosed in these characters represent data transmitted on the port.

These characters are inserted when the RTS line is driven high on the port.