80 Rockwell Automation Publication 1756-PM006I-EN-P - February 2018
Important:
If you download a project that has forces enabled, the programming software prompts you to enable
or disable forces after the download completes.
When forces are in effect (enabled), a and TRUE or FALSE appears next to
the forced element.
To stop the effect of a force and let your project execute as programmed, disable or
remove the force.
• You can disable or remove I/O and SFC forces at the same time or
separately.
• Removing a force on an alias tag also removes the force on the base tag.
ATTENTION
Changes to forces can cause unexpected machine motion that could injure personnel. Before you
disable or remove forces, determine how the change will affect your machine or process and keep
personnel away from the machine area.
Before you use a force, determine the status of forces for the controller.
To determine the status of Use any of the following
I/O forces
• FORCE LED
• GSV instruction
SFC forces Online Toolbar
The Online toolbar shows the status of forces. It shows the status of I/O forces
and SFC forces separately.
Disable or remove a force