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Output Module Features Chapter 4
Check Force Status
Before you use a force, determine the status of forces for the controller.
The Online toolbar shows the status of forces. It shows the status of I/O forces
and SFC forces separately.
GSV Instruction
This example shows how to use a GSV instruction to get the status of forces.
For the purposes of this example, Force_Status is a DINT tag.
To determine the status of Use any of the following
I/O forces • Online toolbar
• GSV instruction
SFC forces Online toolbar
Forces Tab Status Means
Enabled • If the project contains any forces of this type, they are overriding your logic.
• If you add a force of this type, the new force immediately takes effect
Disabled Forces of this type are inactive. If the project contains any forces of this type, they are not
overriding your logic.
Installed At least one force of this type exists in the project.
None Installed No forces of this type exist in the project.