AS Series Operation Manual 
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11.2.2  Status and Operation under Different Operating Modes 
The following table lists the status and operation states for RUN and STOP modes. 
  Basic operation 
CPU 
mode 
Program 
I/O 
refreshing 
External output 
Program memory 
Non-latched 
area 
Latched 
area 
STOP 
The execution 
of the program 
stops.   
I/O refreshing 
executes. 
OFF. If you set the I/O 
module so that the final 
state of the external output 
on the I/O module is 
retained, the final state of 
the external output on the 
I/O module is retained. 
The data in the program 
memories is retained. 
RUN 
The program   
executes. 
executes. 
The program controls the 
external output. 
The program controls the 
program memories. 
 
  Relationship between the operating modes and tasks 
Mode  Loop task  Interrupt task 
STOP  Execution of a loop tasks stops. 
Execution of an interrupt task 
stops. 
RUN 
  The tasks that have not been executed are in the 
HALT state. 
  If a task is active, or the instruction TKON is 
executed, the task executes. 
  If a task is not active, or the instruction TKOFF  
executes, the task does not execute. 
If the condition of the interrupt is 
met, the interrupt task executes. 
 
  Relationship between changing modes and the program memory 
Change of the mode  Non-latched area  Latched area 
STOP→RUN 
Data is cleared or retained depending 
on your setting. 
The data is retained. 
RUN→STOP  The data is retained.  The data is retained.