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LINK TechBox/TechCard Instruction Manual - HA470016 Issue 5
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Double-click the Value Diagnostic function block. Selecting the
Set Tag #
option, enter the Tag
number of the parameter you wish to monitor, as shown below.
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To read data from the tag just selected, click on
Get Data
. The instantaneous value (snap shot)
will appear on the scratch pad.
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To monitor data , hold the
shift
key and double-click on
Get Data.
This opens up a Monitor
List with the tag and its continuously updated value displayed, as shown below. Several
parameters of different types and from different modules may be monitored on the same
Monitor List.
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The two above steps may be accomplished without opening the function block window. Take
the mouse cursor to the
DATA
terminal of the function block until the cursor turns into a “x”.
Then click once to display the data value on the scratchpad, or shift double-click to put it on the
Monitor List.
Macro/Drive Diagnostic Functions
The techbox allows you to monitor the drive inside the macro. The drive function blocks are
accessed through the normal
S
etup
A
nd
M
onitor methods.
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