Chapter 12. Diagnostics230 PACSystems* RX7i & RX3i TCP/IP Ethernet Communications User Manual GFK-2224Q12.9 Using the EGD Management Tool (Rack-based and RX7iEmbedded)The EGD Management Tool can perform online monitoring of EGD class 2 devices such as the PACSystemsEthernet Interfaces. It can quickly look at the Ethernet Global Data traffic across an entire network of EGDdevices to spot problems. To use the EGD Management Tool, you must have configured Ethernet Global Datausing the EGD Configuration Server option as described in Chapter 4.Installing the EGD Management ToolThe EGD Management Tool is not automatically installed when you install the Programmer. To install the EGDManagement Tool, look in the directory where you installed the programmer and you will find a subdirectorynamed “EGD Installs”. In that directory, you will find a file named “EgdManagementToolSetup.msi”. Double-clickon this file to install the EGD Management Tool.Launching the EGD Management ToolTo run the EGD Management Tool, select the Ethernet Global Data node in the Navigator and right click. Select”Launch EGD Management Tool”. The EMT will begin execution in a separate frame on your desktop.Figure 92: EGD Management Tool ScreenshotThe right side of the screen shows a graphical representation of the EGD network based on the configurationdata stored in the EGD Configuration Server. EGD collections are displayed as a folder icon. The navigator onthe left side allows specific devices, exchanges and variables in the configuration to be examined. Propertiesfor these elements are shown in the property pane at the lower left.The EGD Management Tool displays devices and networks based on the configuration information in the EGDConfiguration Server for the machine it is running on. Using the options menu you can configure the serverinformation much as you do for the programming tool, and also set options for the online operation of the tool.Be aware that changing the server configuration will change it for all tools running on that machine, includingthe programming software.In addition to the online operations described below, the EGD Management Tool has a number of offlinecapabilities (such as View/Reports) for doing analysis of the Ethernet Global Data configuration. See the EGDManagement Tool help for more information.
