Diagnostic windows are available for purposes of troubleshooting. To open a diagnostic window from the "Window" menu, select "Diagnostics". The following diagnostic windows are available from this menu:
"Assignment" - This window displays information about waypoints in the current assignment or all the waypoints.
"Waypoint" - This window displays information about the waypoints that have been passed.
"MineStar Files" - This window displays information regarding "MineStar" files that are being used by the onboard system.
"Communications" - This window displays the information for the communications regarding Trimble Mincom Aquila Caterpillar (TMAC) between the onboard system and the office.
"GPS" - This window displays the information about the Global Positioning System data (GPS data) that is received by the onboard application Computer Aided Earthmoving System (CAES) from the satellite receiver group (GPS).
"Message Log" - This window displays the data that is written to the diagnostic log file.
"Event Viewer" - This window displays all events on the onboard system.
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Diagnostic "Assignment" window | |
The diagnostic "Assignment" window lists all assignments for the machine in the top portion of the window. The bottom portion of the window lists all waypoints in the selected assignment.
| Diagnostic "Assignment" Window | |
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| Column | Description |
| "Destination" | This information is the name of the assignment. "All Beacons" will show all waypoints. |
| "State" | This information is the state of the selected assignment. The state can be current, pending, or display. |
| "W Count" | This information is the waypoint count. This value is the number of waypoints in the selected assignment. |
| "Handle" | This information is the handle of the selected assignment. |
| "Activity" | This information is the type of waypoint in the selected assignment. The waypoint can be either dump or load. |
| "Description" | This information is the waypoint in the selected assignment. |
| "Id" | This information is the waypoint ID. |
| "Type" | This value is the number for the type of waypoint. |
| "Flags" | Flags that appear in the waypoint file |
| "Machine" | This information is the machine ID. If there is no machine ID, this number is zero. If there is a machine ID, this value is any non-negative number. |
| "State" | N/A |
| "Position" | X Y position |
| "Min Z" | Minimum elevation |
| "Max Z" | Maximum elevation |
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Diagnostic "Waypoint" window | |
The diagnostic "Waypoint" window displays information about all waypoint files that are being used by the onboard system. The behavior of the application depends on the waypoints that are encountered by the machine. The "Waypoint" diagnostic can be useful in troubleshooting the behavior of the application during mobile troubleshooting.
| Diagnostic "Waypoint" Window | |
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| Column | Description |
| "Description" | This information is the name of the waypoint. |
| "Route" | This information shows the position of the waypoint within the list of waypoints that make up the assignment. A value of negative one indicates that the waypoint is not in the current assignment. |
| "In State" | This information displays the state of the machine when the machine has entered the waypoint. |
| "Out State" | This information displays the state of the machine when the machine leaves the waypoint. |
| "Type" | This information shows the type of waypoint. |
| Types of Waypoints | |
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| Number | Type |
| 1 | Face |
| 2 | Dump |
| 3 | Stockpile |
| 4 | Road segment |
| 5 | Road intersection |
| 6 | Loader |
| 7 | Queue |
| 8 | Shop |
| 9 | Display only |
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Diagnostic "MineStar" window | |
The diagnostic "MineStar" window displays information about "MineStar" files that are being used by the onboard system. All files that are listed in this window are currently active.
| Diagnostic "MineStar" Window | |
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| Column | Description |
| "Type" | This information indicates the type of "MineStar" file. Only one file of any type can be active at a time. |
| "Status" | This information is the status of the file. |
| "Version" | This value is the version of "MineStar" file. |
| "Records" | This value is the number of records in the "MineStar" file. |
| "Name" | This information is the name of the MineStar file. |
| "Path" | This information is the path of the "MineStar" file. |
| Types of "MineStar" Files | |
| Number | Type |
| 1 | Machines file |
| 3 | Material file |
| 4 | Activity file |
| 7 | Delay file |
| 8 | Beacons file |
| 9 | Operators file |
| 10 | Messages file |
| 11 | Trucks file |
| 12 | KPI file |
| 13 | Safety checklist file |
| 14 | Routes file |
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Diagnostic "Communications" window | |
The diagnostic "Communications" window contains the current state of the onboard system modules. This window is updated whenever an event is received. The lower portion of the window is a scrolling message window. This area lists all messages that are being sent or received by the onboard system.
| Diagnostic "Communications" Window | |
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| Column | Description |
| "Last Time TX, RX" | This value is the local time of the last transmit and receive. |
| "Total TX, RX" | This value is the total bytes transmitted and received since start-up. |
| "Retries" | This value is the number of message retries attempted. |
| "Local Addr, Port" | This value is the IP address of the monitor display group and the User Datagram Protocol port (UDP port) that is being used by the onboard system. |
| "MineStar Addr, Port" | This value is the IP address of the server that is running the office software Gateway and the UDP port that is being used by the gateway. These values correspond to the "$Default MineStar Address" and "$Default MineStar Port" configuration keys. |
| "METS Addr, Port" | N/A |
| "VIS Addr, Port" | This value is the IP address of the server that is running the office software Gateway that is receiving VIMS information and the UDP port that is being used by the gateway. These values correspond to the "$Default VIS Address" and "$Default VIS Port" configuration keys. |
| "Socket Failed" | This value is the number of failures that were encountered while trying to open a socket o the monitor display group. |
| "Time" | This value is a time message that was received or sent.(1) |
| "Address" | This value is the IP address of the server that sent the message or received the message. |
| "Sequence" | This value is the message sequence number. |
| "Description" | This value is the description of the message. |
| "Type" | This value is the type of message.(2). |
| "Port" | This value is the UDP port number for the message. |
| (1) | Messages are coded with the following icons: message was sent but not acknowledged, message was received, sent message was acknowledged and sent message timed out for lack of response. |
| (2) | The following types of messages are: request, response, message, and informational |
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Time message that was sent but not yet acknowledged |
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Time message that was received |
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Sent message that was acknowledged |
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Sent message that timed out for lack of response |
The monitor display group is assigned an IP during the installation.
The monitor display group uses several of the following UDP ports for communications:
Trimble Mincom Aquila Caterpillar (TMAC) Standard Application (SA) server - The TMAC Standard Application server uses one UDP port. The port that is used by default is 10000. The UDP port for the TMAC SA is shown in the upper window of the "Communications" window.
MineStar onboard - The onboard system uses one UDP port. This port is greater than the TMAC SA server. By default, the port is 10001.
Vehicle Information System (VIS) - VIS uses one UDP port. This port is specified in the configuration file. The port used by default is 51889.
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Diagnostic "GPS" window | |
The diagnostic "GPS" window contains the current GPS information and GPS data summary. This GPS summary information gives a history of GPS performance for this machine. The onboard system will log GPS statistics from the time the machine was started. The onboard system will continue compiling this information until the system is shutdown.
The top of the window will display the current type of accuracy of the GPS system. Accuracy information is color coded in the following colors:
- Fixed equals green within one foot of accuracy
- Float equals yellow within one to two feet of accuracy
- Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equals magenta greater than three feet of accuracy
- Autonomous equals red greater than 50 feet of accuracy
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Diagnostic "Message Log" window | |
The diagnostic "Message Log" window contains the same information that is sent to a file. The information can be viewed in real time, without having to open a file.
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Diagnostic "Event Viewer" window | |
The diagnostic "Event Viewer" window shows a continuously updating list of events that are occurring in the onboard system and the local current time of the event.
Health interface module acknowledges messages from the VIMS before the onboard system sends the messages to the office software. Therefore, VIMS will show that a message has been acknowledged before the message has been received and recorded in the office.
The Gateway software displays an "arrived" time for each TMAC message. This value is expressed as the local time at which the Gateway received the TMAC message.