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Main menu, Setting the debug level – ProSoft Technology MVI71-DNP User Manual

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MVI71-DNP ♦ PLC Platform

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

DNP 3.0 Master/Slave Communication Module

Page 62 of 172

ProSoft Technology, Inc.

August 23, 2007

4.1.5 Main

Menu

When you first connect to the module from your computer, your terminal screen
will be blank. To activate the main menu, press the [?] key on your computer's
keyboard. If the module is connected properly, the following menu will appear on
your terminal screen:

Caution:

Some of the commands available to you from this menu are designed for

advanced debugging and system testing only, and can cause the module to stop
communicating with the processor or with other devices, resulting in potential data loss
or other failures. Only use these commands if you are specifically directed to do so by
ProSoft Technology Technical Support staff. Some of these command keys are not
listed on the menu, but are active nevertheless. Please be careful when pressing keys
so that you do not accidentally execute an unwanted command.

Setting the Debug Level

You can increase or decrease the level of debug messages sent from the module
to the Debug Menu. The following table shows the type of debugging information
for each key [0] to [9], [A] to [F]

Key None

DNP

Statistics Data Link Layer

Messages

DPA Level
Messages

0

X

1

X

2

X

3

X X

4

5

X

6

X

7

X X

8

X

9

X

X

A

X

X

B

X X X