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6. Procedure for Use
To Force Operands from the Monitoring List
1 In the monitoring window, carry out a double click in the column Value of the operand to be
forced. The dialogue box Force is shown.
2
To fill in these items, c.f. the item Forcing Simple Operands on this chapter.
Monitoring Programs
The monitoring of programs consists of showing the values contained in the operands of the PLC in
the window of the MasterTool program modules in real time.
The operand values are shown in the editing window of the program modules, jointly with the
program in relay and block language, immediately under the tag or address of the operand.
To monitor the instructions RNA, RNF, BOB, BBL, BBD and PLS the value shown under the tag or
address of the operand is LIG or DSL indicating if the point is connected or disconnected. To make
the visualization possible, all the cell is shown in a different color from the rest of the program. The
colors used for active contact and non active contact can be altered. For more details about how to
configure the colors, c.f. Configuring the Colors to Monitoring the Programs.
If during the program monitoring, forcing window is opened, the monitoring is suspended, returning
immediately after the closing of the forcing window.
The MasterTool do not allow monitoring the tables that is not declared on module C, from the
current open project. If there is no open project, its impossible to monitoring tables on MasterTool.
To Monitoring Programs
1 Starting from the menu Communication, choose Monitor Program.
2 After the selection the current module passes to be monitored been shown the value of the
operands which are visible in the window.
The sign a put before the item Monitor Program shows that the program monitoring is active.
Configuring the Colors to Monitoring the Programs
The colors for monitoring the active contacts and non active contacts can be configured according to
the previous explanation.
To Configure the Monitoring Colors
1 Starting from the menu Options, choose Configuration (ALT, O, C).
The dialogue box for configuring MasterTool is shown.
2 Click over the box of the item required in the group Show (Active Contact or Inactive Contact)
to edit a color. The dialogue box Color Selection is shown.
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