Parameter

Description

Build All Projects

Compiles (builds) all projects. Projects must be compiled, before they are simulated or downloaded to a target.

Clean All Projects

Deletes all files which were created during the last compiling.

Download all Projects...

Downloads all edited projects.

Configure I/Os with...

Opens the dialog Configure I/O for configurations.

Settings...

Allows to define project settings.

Version Control...

Opens the corresponding dialog, if active.

Online

Enables the online view. Establishes the connection with the configured target.

Hint: You can set the communication settings via the menu bar entry Tools and Communication settings....

Simulate

Starts the simulation mode.

Stop/Restart Application

Stops or restarts the application in the current online mode.

Pause/Resume Application

Pauses or resumes the application in the current online mode.

Execute a Single Cycle

Executes a single cycle in the current online connected Runtime Service in Pause status.

Download Application

Downloads the application to the current online Runtime Service.

Do Online change

Triggers the Online Change on the current connected Runtime Service for the current application.

Start/Stop Program

Activates or deactivates the selected program in the current online mode.

Pause/Resume Program

Pauses or resumes the selected program in the current online mode.

Breakpoints

Feature of the debugger for making a step by step debugging.

Allows to set breakpoints in the source code of the application.

Available options are:

• Set/Remove Breakpoint
  Hint: A Breakpoint stopps the execution of the application.
• Set/Remove Tracepoint
  Hint: A Tracepoint displays information in the Runtime Service, when it is reached.The execution of the application is not influenced by a tracepoint.

Remove All Breakpoints

Feature of the debugger for making a step by step debugging.

Removes all breakpoints.

Breakpoint List...

Feature of the debugger for making a step by step debugging.

Shows all breakpoints in a the output window.

Step In

Feature of the debugger for making a step by step debugging in the source code of the application.

If the next instruction is a call of a function block or a sub-program, the next step will be at the beginning of the called block.

Step Out

Feature of the debugger for making a step by step debugging in the source code of the application.

If the current stepping position is in a called function block or a sub-program, the execution continues up to the end of the block.

Step Over

Feature of the debugger for making a step by step debugging in the source code of the application.

If the next instruction is a call of a function block or a sub-program, the execution continues up to the end of the called block.

Other topics in this chapter

Configure I/O

Project settings

Cycle time

Version control

"C" compiling

Post build actions

Code Checker

Rule

Project

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