Debugging Functions in Advanced Ladder
Debugging your Program |
Debugging Functions in Advanced Ladder
Cscape 10 offers multiple options for Debugging. Refer to table below.
Data Watch | Data watch in Cscape provides the capability to monitor, in real-time, the status of registers/variables in a controller. |
Chart Recorder | This feature allows Data to be sampled from a target controller and to be plotted over time. |
Clear the Memory | This clears (erases) the selected memory items of the attached unit. |
Debug and Monitor | Cscape provides a built-in Ladder Logic Debugger. This option provides a live, real-time indication of the operation of the controller. |
Diagnostics Procedure | Diagnostics in Cscape provides the capability to monitor the errors and warnings of the controller. This dialog displays the result of the diagnostic self-test in the target unit. |
Forcing | Allows physical inputs to be overridden or physical outputs to be activated. |
Online Change in Advanced Ladder | Online change is the ability to modify the executing control logic while the controller is in RUN mode. |
Remote Terminal | The Remote Terminal display provides a real-time display of the selected controller type. This feature is currently only available on controllers with 2-color displays, i.e. XLE /XLT and X2. |
Status | Status in Cscape provides the capability to monitor real-time status of a controller. This is valuable for viewing controller name, controller mode, controller scan rate, firmware versions details etc., in run time. |