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To clear the view, select
Clear
from the context sensitive menu.
To go to the source of errors indicated in the
Compile
or
Find Report
tabs, double-click the message in the
output window. It is also possible to use the
Next Reference
command from the Edit menu – this jumps to the
location of the next message on the output window, whichever tab is on show. The location jumped to is
highlighted in the Diagram Workspace. Note that is possible to quickly move through the location of the
messages by continually using the
Next Reference
command.
Note:
Whenever compilations, PLC conversions, find reports, or file loading is displayed on the
Output window, it automatically opens to show the results even if the window is closed. To
close the Output window, simply press the ESC key.
Watch Window
The Watch window allows the contents of specified PLC addresses in more than one PLC to be monitored at the
same time. The Watch window is usually displayed at the foot of the main window. It displays the value of the
contents of PLC memory during program execution. The watch window also supports drag and drop enabling
elements from the ladder view or the symbol table to be dropped on to the watch window. Watched items can
also be added directly on the sheets or via a dialog box, and can be grouped into different sheets.
Use the following procedure to use the Watch window.
1, 2, 3…
1. Open the Watch window by selecting the
Toggle Watch Window
button from the
toolbar
View
–
Windows
option.
2. Enter an address directly in the
Address
column on the watch sheet. Press the
Enter
key
to set the address. Press
Esc
to cancel the address.
3. The
PLC name
, the
symbol name
, and/or the
data type/format
may be selected on the
Edit Dialog
. To display this dialogue, double-click on the cell of the Watch window, or
select
Edit
from the context sensitive menu. Select the
Browse
pushbutton to locate a
symbol, if required.
Note that a local symbol may be entered by typing in the program and symbol name,
separated by a '.' character (this symbol 'path' is also shown in the watch window for
local symbols).
4. Select
the
OK
pushbutton to complete the operation. Select the
Cancel
pushbutton to
abort the operation.
The PLC name is added to the Watch window. During program execution, the changing value of this address is
displayed. Values can be set in this window to a specific value to test program execution. Watch items can be
monitored either on the
Watch window
(for any number of watch items) or on the
Set New Value
dialogue (for
one watch item). On the
Set New Value
dialogue, the value can be monitored in Binary number (except for data
type: BOOL/ASCII and area type DM/EM/TIM/CNT). Each bit can be
Force Set
/
Reset
/
Cancel
and
Set
/
Reset
.
When pause monitoring is taking place, items in the watch window are monitored as normal until the trigger
point is reached or the user triggers manually. At this time, the monitoring is stopped and the value field of all
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