Delta AH500 series, Hardware Operation Manual

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C h a p t e r 6 W r i t i n g a P r o g r a m
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6.6.3 Connection Test
After a program is downloaded to a PLC, users can monitor the execution status of the PLC
through ISPSoft.
T
here are two monitoring modes that ISPSoft provide.
One i
s the device
monitoring mode, and the other is the program monitoring mode.
Monitoring mode Description
Device monitoring mode
Users can monitor the statuses of the devices in the PLC through the
monitoring table.
I
n this mode, ISPSoft only needs to up
date the statuses
of the devices.
The present program in ISPSoft does not need to be the
same as the program in the PLC.
Program monitoring mode
I
n this mode, the operating status of the program is displayed
in the
program editing window. As a result, the present program in ISPSoft must
be the same as the program in the PLC.
*. The device monitoring function can be enabled independently. However, if the program monitoring function is
enabled, the device monitoring function is also enabled.
After users click Online Mode on the PLC menu, or
on the toolbar, the online monitoring function will be
enabled. The system will also enable the device monitoring
mode and the program monitoring mode.
In the online monitoring mode, users can view the present scan time, the communication status, and the
status of the PLC in the status bar in ISPSoft.
Besides, the present statuses
of the devices will be displayed in the original program editing window after
the
program monitoring function is enabled.
U
sers can change the operating status of a PLC by the RUN/STOP
switch on the PLC.
They can
also change
the operating status of the PLC through the functions provided by ISPSoft.
After users click Run on the PLC
menu or
on the toolbar, the PLC will begin to run. T
he PLC will stop running after Stop on the PLC
menu or
on the toolbar is clicked.