PROFIBUS Manual

Error diagnosis

Error diagnosis

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Error diagnosis

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A tool must be used for error diagnosis. Most bus monitors can also display and count transmission errors. Below is a screenshot from a ProfiTrace tool that has registered parity errors generated by faulty bus terminations:

 

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This tool also carries statistical counters for all stations. If two consecutive telegrams appear with the same FCB it indicates a retry.

 

In a correct installation no telegram retries should be necessary.

 

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