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Program Windows Events to Monitor and Change Controller Execution Chapter 8
4. Type the information in the fields specific to the task.
5. Click OK.
The task appears in the Controller Organizer under the Tasks folder. Tasks
are listed in alphabetical order.
For more detailed information on planning specific types of event tasks, see the
Logix5000 Controllers Common Procedures Programming Manual,
publication 1756-PM001
.
Field Description
Name Type a task name.
Description Type a description for the task.
Type pull-down menu Choose the Event type.
Trigger pull-down menu Choose the action that will trigger the task’s execution.
Execute Task If No Event Occurs Within Check the box if you want to allow the task to execute if the timeout period expires before an event triggers
the task.
Priority Type the priority level for the task.
Watchdog field Type the value in milliseconds for the watchdog timer. If a watchdog timer expires, a Major fault occurs.
Disable Automatic Output Processing to Reduce Task Overhead Click the checkbox if you want to prevent the external output modules to be updated to the controller’s data table
values at the end of the task scan.
Inhibit Task Click the checkbox if you want to prevent the controller from executing this task. If the checkbox is checked, the task
still is prescanned. If the task is then enabled when the controller is already in Run mode, the task is not rescanned
again. This feature can be useful to test, diagnose, or start up your project.
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