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Programming Console Operations Section 7-3
2. The PC’s operating mode can be changed during the Bit, Digit, Word Mon-
itor Operation without changing the display by pressing the SHIFT Key first
and then changing the mode.
7-3-13 Binary Monitor
This operation is used to monitor the ON/OFF status of any word’s 16 bits. It is
possible in any mode.
1,2,3... 1. Monitor the status of the desired word according to the procedure de-
scribed in 7-3-12 Bit, Digit, Word Monitor. The desired word should be left-
most on the display if 2 or more words are being monitored.
(Word monitor)
2. Press the SHIFT and then the MONTR Key to begin binary monitoring. The
ON/OFF status of the selected word’s 16 bits will be shown along the bot-
tom of the display. A 1 indicates a bit is ON, and a 0 indicates it is OFF.
The status of force-set bits is indicated by “S,” and the status of a force-re-
set bits is indicated by “R,” as shown below.
Note a) The status of displayed bits can be changed at this point. Refer to
7-3-20 Binary Data Modification for details.
b) The Up or Down Arrow Key can be pressed to display the status
of the previous or next word’s bits.
3. Press the CLR Key to end binary monitoring and return to the normal mon-
itoring display.
7-3-14 Three-word Monitor
This operation is used to monitor the status of three consecutive words. It is
possible in any mode.
1,2,3... 1. Monitor the status of the first of the three words according to the procedure
described in 7-3-12 Bit, Digit, Word Monitor.
If 2 or more words are being monitored, the desired first word should be
leftmost on the display.
(Word monitor)
RUN MONITOR PROGRAM
OK OK OK
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SHIFT
MONTR
c000 MONTR
0000000000000000
Force-set bit
000S0000000R0000
Force-reset bit
c000 MONTR
CLR
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RUN MONITOR PROGRAM
OK OK OK
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