Network Diagnostics

Unified Monitoring of PROFIBUS, PROFINET and Industrial Ethernet Networks

With the standardized diagnostics approach you can monitor all PROFIBUS, PROFINET and Industrial Ethernet networks in your plant in a single application. The web-based TH SCOPE software provides you with information about the communication quality in all networks. Access to the network is established via the TH LINK, which is available for both fixed installations and mobile service use on notebooks. Cross-protocol diagnostics functions, unified views and an intuitive operating concept reduce your monitoring costs and effort and support you in all life cycle phases of your plant. An automatic email alert ensures a quick response to malfunctions when they do occur. Specific recommendations enable you to take immediate and efficient action even without expert knowledge. If required, the diagnostics information can also be integrated into higher-level applications such as Asset Management or process control systems, or exported into MS Office for further analysis.

Benefits

  • Unified solution for cross-protocol network monitoring
  • Short response time in case of failures due to alert functions
  • Intuitive operational concept and flexible supply of diagnostics information

Network Monitoring

The intelligent diagnostics approach allows you to have a plant-wide monitoring system with minimal expense and effort and short response times: all networks are permanently monitored and you need only take action in case of failures. As soon as faults or irregularities are detected in a network, you immediately receive an automatic email notification. With specific information about the cause of faults and recommendations to remedy errors, you can take efficient action.

Ensuring Communication Quality

With the web-based TH SCOPE application, you can always access the status and diagnostics information of your networks, both centrally and remotely. Starting with a plant-wide overview of all PROFIBUS, PROFINET and Industrial Ethernet networks, you can navigate to other views and levels of detail. The network quality is evaluated using different parameters and is graphically displayed. In this way, you can identify critical network stations at a glance and analyze network parameters. 

Quick Installation – Modular Extension

From the first steps of putting the diagnostics solution into operation quickly and easily, you will benefit from the user-friendly operating philosophy. The web-based concept of TH SCOPE requires no software installation on the client. You can ac- cess the application flexibly with a browser – from your PC or from tablets or smart phones. The universal network access point TH LINK also can be installed without additional software and allows a step-by-step expansion of the concept to additional networks and further fieldbus protocols – to the point of a company-wide diagnos- tics system if required.

Support of Commissioning, Operation and Inventory Takings

You can use the comprehensive fieldbus diagnostics solution in all life cycle phases of your plant. Commissioning and final acceptance can be facilitated through the rapid detection of deviations in the network‘s actual and projected performance as well as through comprehensive acceptance inspection measurements and records. You can reduce downtimes and shorten response times during plant operation through continuous monitoring. Furthermore, at the click of a mouse, topology and inventory functions provide valuable information for maintenance staff at any time. 

Flexible Integration of Information

The status and diagnostics information on networks and devices available in the diagnostics solution can also be integrated into higher-level systems or portals via OPC. In automation systems such as process control and Asset Management systems, plant operators or maintenance personnel, for instance, can thus use the information in familiar environments. Data export to MS Excel enables you to archive or further evaluate the diagnostics information. In addition, printing features are also available.