Operating manual
CNC 8070
PLC
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Program monitoring
18.6 Program monitoring
To monitor a program, select it from the list of the service window and select the "Monitoring"
option of the softkey menu. The CNC will display the monitoring window and it will show the
instructions of the selected program. To close the monitoring window, press [ESC].
Description of the monitoring window
The editing window shows the following information:
A Title bar. It shows the name of the program that is being monitored.
B Monitoring area. It shows the status of the instructions being executed. It is a real-time
monitoring. Only the instructions that are being executed are monitored.
The PLC will show, in a different color, the instructions that are not being executed such
as the first cycle or those subroutines whose call is not active. The default colors are:
C In a program edited in C language or in mnemonic language, it is the data entry zone.
This zone is used to modify the values of the PLC resources.
In a program edited in contact (ladder) language, it is the zone that shows the comments
of a contact and other messages. In the "Monitoring" service, it is not possible to change
the names or comments associated with the contacts.
Red Active variables.
Green Instruction that is not being executed.
Black Inactive variable or comment.
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