Monitoring and Testing the Sequential Control System
S7-GRAPH for S7 300/400 Programming Sequential Control Systems
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"Sequencer Control" Dialog Box
The "Sequencer Control" dialog box is used both as an output field that displays
the current settings and at the same time as an input field in which you can change
the current status.
If you acknowledge an error, initialize the sequencer or want to change a step in
the manual mode, call the "Control Sequencer" dialog box with the menu command
Debug > Control Sequencer.
If you modify these settings in the dialog box, the originally selected settings are
indicated in bold face so that you can return to the original setting at any time.
To be able to make modifications, the mode selector on the CPU must be set to the
RUN-P position.
11.1.3 Synchronization
S7-Graph assists you to locate possible synchronization points between the
process and sequencer.
A process is no longer synchronized when it is changed to a different status
manually. This can, for example, be the result when you change to the manual
mode in which you can activate any step even if the previous transition is not
satisfied. To be able to continue the process automatically and to locate possible
synchronization points, you can start the Synchronization function. S7-Graph
indicates all steps that meet the following conditions:
The transition before the step is satisfied and the transition following the step is not
satisfied.
Requirements:
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The sequencer is being controlled in the manual mode.
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The block is compiled with the option "Synchronisation". You can find this option
in the tab page "Compile / Save" (menu command Options > Block settings).
Starting Synchronization
To start synchronization:
1. Select the menu command Debug > Synchronization.
S7-Graph now searches for all steps that meet the synchronization condition
(transition before the step is satisfied and transition after the step is not
satisfied). All steps found are marked yellow.
2. Select one or more of these steps to be selected using the mouse pointer that
changes to a crosshair. You can also select other steps that are not marked
yellow.