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Tools Menu
The items under the Tools Menu are used mainly for troubleshooting and diagnostic
purposes by the factory.
Name
Description
Extract All DB
Extracts the latest version of every job to individual database
files.
Build Job
Builds the job, assuming the latest product version, creating a
".c" file in the Job Build folder.
Build Job (old
version)...
Builds the job ".c" file for a specified, older product version.
Link Statistics
Displays the connection link statistics
Log Send
Toggle the
current state of the "dump on send" option. Causes
the ".c" file to be produced and dumped on a Get Job.
Log Get
Toggle the current state of the "dump on get" option. Causes
the ".c" file to be produced and dumped on a Send Get.
Log Comms
Toggles logging of serial communications.
Trace
Toggles the current state of the trace option. When turned on
this causes debug information to be written to a trace file.
Display
Structure
This command will display a dialog that will allow you to view
and log panel data structures.
External Bus
Toggles the "Use External Bus" setting. When turned on, this
signals that the configurator is connected to the External Bus
of the panel.