
5.1 Debugging Ladder Programs
5.1.8 Forcing Coils ON and OFF
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5.1.8
Forcing Coils ON and OFF
This section describes how to force coils ON and OFF, and how to change the forced status.
Forcing Coils ON or OFF from a Ladder Program
You can monitor a program by forcing specified coil objects ON or OFF in the Ladder Editor.
1.
Select the coil to force ON or OFF.
2.
Select
Debug
−
Force OFF
from the menu bar.
The selected coil will be forced ON or OFF.
Changing the Forced ON/OFF Status from the Force Coil
List Pane
The Force Coil List Pane lists the ON/OFF status of the forced coils in the ladder program.
You can also change and cancel the ON, OFF, or canceled status of the forced coils in the
entire ladder program.
Searching for Forced Coils in the Force Coil List Pane
1.
Display the Force Coil List Pane.
Note: You can show and hide the Force Coil List Pane by selecting
View
−
Other Windows
−
Force Coil List
from the menu bar.
2.
Select
Debug
−
Force Coil List
from the menu bar.
Note: In the above case, all programs will be searched for forced coils. To specify a program for the search,
press the
Force Coil Condition Setting
Button (
) to display the Force Coil Condition Setting Dialog
Box.
The search results will be displayed in the Force Coil List Pane.
Select
Debug
−
Disable Force
from the menu bar to cancel forced ON or forced OFF
status.
Coil is forced ON.
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