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PLC functions of
the main menu
From the PLC main menu you can use soft keys to access the following PLC functions:
Soft key Function Description in this manual
Edit the file located in RAM memory.
Call the diagnostic functions. See “DriveDiag” on page 9 – 91.
Compile files registered in OEM.SYS.
Select and compile files.
Stop and restart the PLC program (M4173 is
supported).
Call further soft keys for the Windows manager, the
SIK, the encrypted drive, the machine kinematics.
Display the machine parameter list. See “The machine parameter editor” on page 31 – 572.
Set inputs and outputs. The PLC program is ignored. See “The I/O-FORCE LIST” on page 11 – 131.
Display states of selected operands in tabular format. See “The WATCH LIST function” on page 11 – 128.
Display the logical states of the PLC operands. See “The TABLE function” on page 11 – 119.
Display the logic diagram. See “The LOGIC diagram” on page 11 – 124.
Display the TRACE function. See “The TRACE function” on page 11 – 127.
Display the process monitor.
Activate the integrated oscilloscope. See “Integrated oscilloscope” on page 10 – 95.
End PLC programming.