Siemens SINUMERIK 828D - Displaying Information on the Program Blocks

Edit PLC user program (828D only)
24.6 Displaying information on the program blocks
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24.6
Displaying information on the program blocks
You can display all the logic and graphic information of a program block.
Display program block
In the "Program block" list, select the program block that you want to display.
Logic information
The following logic information is displayed in a ladder diagram (LAD):
● Networks with program parts and current paths
● Electrical current flow through a number of logical operations
Further information
● Properties
Name of the block, author, number of the subprogram, data class, date it was generated,
date of the last change and comment.
● Local variable
Name of the variable, variable type, data type and comment.
Access protection
When a program block is protected by a password, then the "Prote
c-
tion" softkey can be used to enable display in the ladder diagram f
or-
mat.
Displaying the program status
1.
Press the "Program stat." softkey to hide the pr
ogram status in the sta-
tus display.
2.
Press the "Program stat." softkey to display the p
rogram status display
in the status display again.
Display progress status
If your PLC has the function "Progress status" available, the status values are displayed at
the time of execution of the operations. The status of the local data memory and the
accumulators is also displayed.
The "Progress status" display is also controlled using the "Program stat." softkey
Colors used to display the progress status or program status
In progress status, different colors are used to display information.