User guide

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:
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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.*
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F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
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MODE FORCE EDT_DAT SEARCH
RUN
Processor Node Address and
Operating Mode
Program Cursor
Another Mode
Menu
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Further details of the ladder display are provided in chapter 7, Creating
and Editing a Program.
Monitoring a Program File