Using the Performance Info tool - Manual - PLC Performance Info - perf-info: The SIMATIC AX PLC performance info tool. - Performance Info,

PLC Performance Info CLI Tool (perf-info)

Portfolio
SIMATIC AX
Product
PLC Performance Info
Software version
1.1.2
Edition
11/2024
Language
English (original)
Package Name
@ax/performance-info-docs

Using the perf-info base command without additional sub-commands will return the full set of available information. Specific subsets of data can be retrieved using additional commands. The general format is as follows:

apax perf-info [base-command-options] [sub-command] [sub-command-options]

The following option is available for the base perf-info command:

  • -c|--continuous – Retrieve the latest performance information continuously

Note

Data updates are based on polling rate (currently one second) and not COV (Change of Value) or cycle time.

Sub-Commands

  • cycle-time – Retrieves cycle time information
  • memory – Retrieves memory usage information
  • comm-load – Retrieves communication load information

General options

These options are available for all commands.

  • -?|-h|--help – Show help information
  • -t|--targetIP – The target PLC IP address
  • -u|--username - The authentication user name
  • -p|--password – The password for a password-protected target PLC
  • -C|--certificate – The file containing the public key for communicating with the PLC. For more information see certificate handling
  • -f|--format – Output format of the result. Tabular by default (tabular|CSV).

    WARNING

    Tabular format is not part of the API and might change in the future.

Cycle Time options

  • -c|--continuous – Retrieves the latest cycle time information continuously
  • --summary – Do not include detailed cycle time information per Task/OB

Note

Data updates are based on polling rate (currently one second) and not COV (Change of Value) or cycle time.