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Force I/O Chapter 3
The Online toolbar shows the status of forces. It shows the status of I/O forces
and SFC forces separately.
FORCE Status Indicator
If your controller has a FORCE Status Indicator, use it to determine the status of
any I/O forces.
GSV Instruction
This example shows how to use a GSV instruction to get the status of forces.
This Means
Enabled ·If the project contains any forces of this type, they are overriding your logic.
·If you add a force of this type, the new force immediately takes effect
Disabled Forces of this type are inactive. If the project contains any forces of this type, they
are not overriding your logic.
Installed At least one force of this type exists in the project.
None Installed No forces of this type exist in the project.
The FORCE Status Indicator shows only the status of I/O forces. It does not show
that status of SFC forces.
FORCE Status Indicator Then
Off ·No tags contain force values.
·I/O forces are inactive (disabled).
Flashing ·At least one tag contains a force value.
·I/O forces are inactive (disabled).
Solid ·I/O forces are active (enabled).
·Force values may or may not exist.
The ForceStatus attribute shows only the status of I/O forces. It does not
show the status of SFC forces.
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