Device Details Comm

Device Details

The Details option on the Comm Devices context menu opens a Device Information dialog box for the highlighted communication device. The dialog box provides a more fine-grained set of device details, as well as access to the communication device's configuration.

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Device Information Dialog Box

Device Information Properties

The following table lists and describes Device Information properties.

Property	Description
Description	Displays the device Description as configured in the DDS.
Active in UIS	Flag that indicates that the device is currently active in the UIS. This does not guarantee that the device is connected or running.
Settings Loaded	Flag that indicates that settings for the device have been fully loaded into the UIS.
Messages Pending	The total number of messages currently pending for the communication device.
Current Comm. State	Indicates the operational state of the device. Values include the following: Connecting: Communication is in the processing of connecting using TCP/IP. Connected: Communication link is connected using TCP/IP. Critical: Assigned if a failed message is the most recent message to occur and the interval (in minutes) between the most recent failed message and the previous successful message or UIS start (if no successful message exists since UIS start) exceeds the value specified for SYCOMSTFP. See Failed Comm Transition Period. Defined: Disabled: Communication device has been manually turned off. Error: Communication with a field device has returned an error code. Exception: Assigned if a failed message is the most recent message to occur. See Failed Comm Transition Period. Invalid: IP Connecting: Communication is in the processing of connecting using TCP modem. IP Connected: Communication link is connected using TCP modem. Modem Connecting: Communication is in the processing of connecting using a telephone-based modem. Modem Connected: Communication link is connected using a telephone-based modem. Normal: Assigned if a successful message is the most recent message to occur. Not Connected: Not Loaded: Communication device assigned to this remote device does not exist in the DDS. Not Ready: Communication is starting up. Paused: Communication threads are currently processing. Running: Starting: Unknown:Assigned if no message has occurred since a UIS start. Corresponds to the SYDVST8N and SYDVST8S system UDCs.
Clear Statistics	Enables you to permanently delete all statistics for the device. Upon clicking this option, you are asked to specify a time period.
Device Configuration	Opens the device editor for the selected device.

Values and Statistics Displayed

The following table lists and describes the rows in the Communication Statistics table. Values and statistics displayed may be for the Current Hour, Current Day, Current Month, Last Hour, Last Day, Last Month, and Since UIS Restart.

Row	Description
Last Succ UIS Time	Displays the time of the last successfully processed UIS command. Corresponds to the SYCSLSUT system UDC.
Last Succ UIS Desc	Displays the name of the latest successfully processed UIS command. Typically, this will display the UIS command name followed by the command parameters (in the format UISCMD:PARAMS). If the UIS command is DG_T_DEV, DG_F_DEV, FMSGET, or FMSSET, the string will instead be in the format DGTYPE:DGORD:CMDCHR:PARAMS, with the four fields defined as follows: DGTYPE: The dgType UIS parameter that corresponds to the data group name DGORD: The DGOrd UIS parameter that corresponds to the data group ordinal CMDCHR: Character representing the UIS command. T=DG_T_DEV, F=DG_F_DEV, G=FMSGET, S=FMSSET PARAMS: Any remaining UIS parameters that are not dgType or DGOrd Corresponds to the SYCSLSUD system UDC.
Last Succ UIS DevId	Displays the device ID that the last successful UIS command was sent to. Corresponds to the SYCSLSUI system UDC.
Last Failed UIS Time	Displays the time of the last failed UIS command. Corresponds to the SYCSLFUT system UDC.
Last Failed UIS Desc	Displays the name of the latest failed UIS command. See Last Succ UIS Desc for the format of the string that is displayed. Corresponds to the SYCSLFUD system UDC.
Last Failed UIS DevId	Displays the device ID that the last failed UIS command was sent to. Corresponds to the SYCSLFUI system UDC.
Last Succ Time	Displays the time of the last successfully processed message. Corresponds to the SYCSLSCT system UDC.
Last Succ Desc	Displays a description of the latest successfully processed message. May be viewed in more detail from the Communications Data Viewer. Corresponds to the SYCSLSCD system UDC.
Last Failed Time	Displays the time of the last failed message. Corresponds to the SYCSLFCT system UDC.
Last Failed Desc	Displays a description of the latest failed message. May be viewed in more detail from the Communications Data Viewer. Corresponds to the SYCSLFCD system UDC.
Cryouts	Displays the number of currently active cryouts. Cryout statistics only display for a remote device using a Cryout Listen EIE and for the connected Cryout Listen EIE itself. Corresponds to the SYCSCRY system UDC.
Bytes Sent	The total number of bytes sent by the UIS for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSBSNT system UDC.
Bytes Received	The total number of bytes received by the UIS for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSBRCV system UDC.
Msg Attempts	The total number of messages (sum of Failed Msgs and Succ Msgs) sent by the UIS for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSTOT system UDC.
Failed UIS Cmds	The total number of UIS commands that failed for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSFUTT system UDC.
Failed Msgs	The total number of messages sent by the UIS that failed for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSFTOT system UDC.
Failed CRC	The total number of messages sent by the UIS that failed because of a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) issue for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSFCRC system UDC.
Failed No Resp	The total number of messages sent by the UIS that failed because no response was received for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSFNOR system UDC.
Failed Other	The total number of messages sent by the UIS that failed for a reason other than a CRC issue or no response for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSFOTH system UDC.
Success UIS Cmds	The total number of UIS commands that succeeded. Corresponds to the SYCSSUTT system UDC.
Success Msgs	The total number of messages sent by the UIS that succeeded. Corresponds to the SYCSSTN system UDC.
Success %	The percent of messages sent by the UIS that succeeded for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSSTP system UDC.
Success 1st Att	The total number of messages sent by the UIS that succeeded on the first attempt for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSS1N system UDC.
Percent 1st Att	The percent of messages sent by the UIS that succeeded on the first attempt for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSS1P system UDC.
Success Nth Att	The total number of messages sent by the UIS that succeeded after the first attempt for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSSNN system UDC.
Percent Nth Att	The percent of messages sent by the UIS that succeeded after the first attempt for the time period specified. Corresponds to the SYCSSNP system UDC.
Ave. Resp Time (ms)	The average response time for messages for the time period specified. Measures the time from when a message was sent to when the response was received. Corresponds to the SYCSAPRT system UDC.
Consecutive Failures	The number of consecutively failed messages for the time period specified. Value resets to 0 when a message is successful. Corresponds to the SYCSFSEQ system UDC.
Secs Since Success	The elapsed time (in seconds) since the last successful communication (difference between the current time and Last Succ Time). Corresponds to the SYCSLSCS system UDC.
Secs Since Failure	The elapsed time (in seconds) since the last failed communication (difference between the current time and Last Failed Time). Corresponds to the SYCSLFCS system UDC.
Total Device Drains	The number of times unexpected data needed to be cleared from the communication channel. Corresponds to the SYCSDDTT system UDC.
Last Device Drain	Displays the time when it was last necessary to clear unexpected data from the communication channel. Corresponds to the SYCSLDDT system UDC.
Last Drain DevId	The last device attempted to be communicated with when it was necessary to clear unexpected data from the communication channel. Corresponds to the SYCSLDDI system UDC.