P4: PLC for SINUMERIK 828D
14.4 Test and diagnostic functions
Basic Functions
Function Manual, 09/2011, 6FC5397-0BP40-2BA0
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14.4 Test and diagnostic functions
14.4.1 Program status
Once you have established communication between your programming device, on which the Programming Tool
PLC828 is installed, and a target system and have loaded a program into the target system, you can work with
the diagnostic functions of the Programming Tool PLC828 and test new programs as well as monitor programs
that are already being processed.
These help topics are subsequently described.
14.4.1.1 Status definition
"Status" refers to the display of the actual values of addresses while executing the program in the target system.
You can display status information in a status chart or by switching-on the program status in the program editor.
An example for status information in the status chart and in the program editor of the Programming Tool PLC828
is shown in the following diagram:
Note
Please note that unnecessary project components (e.g. the operation tree and the output
window) have been omitted, in order to provide more space to display the required
components (LAD program editor, status chart, function bar to test and symbol for the status
chart in the navigation bar). Using the menu "View", you can set-up the environment in the
Programming Tool PLC828 corresponding to your particular tasks, i.e. you can display just
the project components that you require.
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