beautypg.com

ProSoft Technology MVI56E-MNET/MNETXT User Manual

Page 97

background image

MVI56E-MNET / MNETXT ♦ ControlLogix Platform

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

Modbus TCP/IP Interface Module

User Manual

ProSoft Technology, Inc.

Page 97 of 181

April 23, 2014

Config

Use the Configuration

menu to view backplane configuration settings for the

MVI56E-MNET module.

The information on this menu corresponds with the configuration information in
the Module settings in ProSoft Configuration Builder.

NIC Status

Use the NIC Status (Network Interface Card) menu to view configuration and
status information for the MVI56E-MNET module's Ethernet application port.

The information on this menu is useful for troubleshooting Ethernet network
connectivity problems.

Static ARP

Use the Static ARP

menu to view the list of IP and MAC addresses that are

configured not to receive ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) messages from the
module.

The Static ARP Table (page 57) defines a list of static IP addresses that the
module will use when an ARP is required.

4.2.4 Monitoring Backplane Information

Use the BACKPLANE

menu to view the backplane status information for the

MVI56E-MNET module.

Backplane Status

Use the Status menu

to view current backplane status, including

 Number of retries
 Backplane status
 Fail count
 Number of words read
 Number of words written
 Number of words parsed
 Error count
 Event count
 Command count
During normal operation, the read, write, and parsing values should increment
continuously, while the error value should not increment.

The status values on this menu correspond with members of the Status Data
Definition (page 102).