Communication Statistics

To access the Communication Statistics:
In the Project pane, select the desired controller. On the Controller menu, click View Communication Statistics.

The Communication Statistics window displays a number of diagnostic counters that are useful for monitoring and troubleshooting communications.

The Communications Statistics contains the following pages:

RMCTools Connection
- Summary: Provides details and statistics on the current RMCTools connection, including the current USB speed.
Ethernet
Provides Ethernet details on controllers with Ethernet.
- Summary: Provides a general summary of the RMC's current Ethernet settings.
- Ethernet Statistics: Provides statistics on various components of the Ethernet communication.
- EtherNet/IP Diagnostics: Provides information specific to the EtherNet/IP protocol.
- PROFINET Diagnostics: Provides information specific to the PROFINET protocol.
- IP Statistics: Provides details on the internet layer of Ethernet. Applies to RMC75 and RMC150 only.
- ICMP Statistics: Provides details on the ICMP protocol. Applies to RMC75 and RMC150 only.
- UDP Statistics: Provides details on the UDP protocol. Applies to RMC75 and RMC150 only.
- TCP Statistics: Provides details on the TCP protocol. Applies to RMC75 and RMC150 only.
EtherCAT
- EtherCAT Diagnostics: Provides basic details and statistics for EtherCAT MainDevice communications.
PROFIBUS
- Summary: Provides statistics on the PROFIBUS communications.
Internals
- Task Statistics: Provides statistics on the RMC's internal tasks.
- Backplane Statistics: Provides statistics on the RMC200 backplane.

Clearing Statistics

Some of the communication statistics can be cleared (rest to zero). To clear a statistic, select a folder in the navigation tree, then click Clear Statistics on the toolbar.