12
Chapter
12–1
Monitoring Controller Operation
This chapter briefly describes monitoring controller operation. Topics
include:
•
monitoring a program file
•
monitoring data files
•
monitoring data file displays
•
online data changes
The following demonstrates how to monitor a program file while online:
1. Start from the main online display:
File Name: 222
Prog Name:1000
File Name
Type
Size(Instr)
0
System
76
1
Reserved
0
2
222
Ladder
56
3
Ladder
0
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
OFFLINE
UPLOAD
DWNLOAD
RUN
CLR_PRC>
MODE
2. Press
[ENTER]
to view additional menu functions. Then press
[F5],
MONITOR. The following display appears requesting the file number
you want to monitor:
File Name: 222
Prog Name:1000
File Name
Type
Size(Instr)
0
System
76
1
Reserved
0
2
222
Ladder
56
3
Ladder
0
ENTER FILE NUMBER:
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
RUN
3. To view the main program file (2), press
2
, then
[ENTER]
. The ladder
program display appears:
] [
The cursor location is displayed
in the upper right corner. This
indicates that the cursor is
located in program file 2, rung 0,
nest level 0, branch level 0 and
the asterisk (*) means the cursor
is not on an instruction, in this
case the cursor is located on the
left power rail.
] [
] [
2.0.0.0.*
] [
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
( )
] [
( )
] [
] [
( )
] [
] [
( )
] [
] [
] [
MODE
FORCE
EDT_DAT
SEARCH
RUN
Processor Node Address and
Operating Mode
Program Cursor
Another Mode
Menu
] [
( )
Further details of the ladder display are provided in chapter 7, Creating
and Editing a Program.
Monitoring a Program File