System  Programming 
HI 803 211 E Rev. 1.01.00  Page 77 of 110 
6.1.3.6  Rack System Variables 
These system variables are used to change the behavior of the controller while it is operating in 
specific states. The system parameter can be accessed by double-clicking the gray background 
of the rack or selecting the Detail View context menu and opening the System tab in the 
Hardware Editor. 
Output Variables 
Variables that are not selected in the Input Variables column through a tick, are output 
variables. 
Setting for safe 
operation 
Prevents the forcing process from starting and 
terminates a running forcing process. 
The default setting is FALSE. 
Emergency 
Stop 1…Emergency 
Stop 4 
Shuts down the controller if faults are detected by 
the user program. 
The default setting is FALSE. 
After the controller is started, the access 
permissions are downgraded to Read-Only. 
Exceptions are forcing and reload. 
The default setting is FALSE. 
Locks the execution of reload. 
The default setting is FALSE. 
1
) 
The operating system handles the system parameter in a safety-related manner, yes (Y) or no (N). 
Table 26:  System Parameters for Output Variables 
Input Variables 
Variables that are not selected in the Input Variables column through a tick, are output 
variables. 
Number of current field faults. 
Number of Field Errors - 
Historic Count 
Counted number of field faults (counter resettable) 
Number of current field warnings. 
Number of Field Warnings - 
Historic Count 
Counted number of field warnings (counter resettable) 
Number of Communication 
Errors 
Number of current communication errors 
Number of Communication 
Errors - Historic Count 
Counted number of communication errors (counter 
resettable) 
Number of Communication 
Warnings 
Number of current communication warnings 
Number of Communication 
Warnings - Historic Count 
Counted number of communication warnings (counter 
resettable) 
Number of current system errors 
Number of System Faults - 
Historic Count 
Counted number of system errors (counter resettable) 
Number of System Warnings 
Number of current system warnings 
Number of System Warnings 
- Historic Count 
Counted number of system warnings (counter 
resettable)