SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor monitors, signals, visualizes and logs the system states of the SIMATIC IPCs.

DiagMonitor communicates with other systems and takes action if an event should occur.

It monitors

• Processor and internal device temperatures
• Fans
• Operating system status by means of "watchdog"
• Capacity level and function of the HDD / SSD or RAID system using the S.M.A.R.T. diagnostic byte
• SIMATIC IPC CompactFlash card / CFast cards with diagnostics capability
• Connections to other monitored stations
• Tasks from the Windows task schedule

It signals

• Operating hours for the planning or initiation of service activities
• Each alarm and monitored parameter
• Overshoot/undershoot of permissible operating temperature
• Program interruption following a watchdog timeout
• Hard drive problems and memory bottlenecks
• Faults in connections to other stations

It visualizes

• Status information in the Management Explorer
• Globally via HTML using integral web server
• By integrating diagnostics data in SIMATIC software
• Via diagnostic LEDs and 7-segment displays on the device
• Events with the Windows Event Viewer
• Measurement data in the Windows Performance Counter

It logs

• All alarms and operations automatically in the EventLog
• Measured data (temperature, fan) over the operating period

It communicates

• Via OPC as an OPC client (DCOM) or OPC UA server
• Locally via DLL or in the network via SNMP with a central server
• Via email and text messages

It acts in the event of an alarm

• By starting customer applications
• Through predefined applications (e.g. restart)

In addition, DiagMonitor offers the possibility of locally backing up and restoring BIOS settings or carrying out a BIOS upgrade.

Furthermore, customers have the option of connecting their own applications via a programming interface.

System requirements

The SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor software can be used with the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, 64 bit
• Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7, 32-bit, (SIMATIC IPC configuration)
• Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7, 64-bit, (SIMATIC IPC configuration)
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, 32-bit
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, 64-bit
• Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB