The control panel
When the Workbench Studio is used for test (Online or Simulation), the toolbar provides information about the target and provides all commands for controlling the target:
- Status of the target application.
- Control commands.
- Change the cycle triggering.
The application status
The status box provides global information about the target, the running application and the communication links. Possible states are:
State |
Description |
No connection |
Connection is not established |
Connecting |
The Workbench Studio is establishing the communication |
Disconnecting |
The Workbench Studio is closing the connection |
No application |
Target is stopped |
Other application |
Another application runs on the target |
Communication error |
Communication error occurred |
Bad version |
The target runs a different version of the application |
RUN |
The application is running |
STOP |
The application is in cycle stepping mode |
SFC break |
The application is stopped on a SFC breakpoint |
Error |
The application is stopped on error |
When an application is active in the target, you can mode the mouse cursor on the state box to display the detailed versioning information in a tooltip.
Controlling the application - Available commands
Icon |
Description |
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Starts the application. |
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Stops the application. |
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Pause the application in Cycle to Cycle mode. |
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Restart the application in normal mode. |
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Execute a single step. |
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Download: Loads the application if the target is stopped (no application). |
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Online change. |
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Step in (available during step by step debugging). |
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Step over (available during step by step debugging). |
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Step out (available during step by step debugging). |
Cycle timing:
The cycle timing is displayed in a tooltip when you place the cursor upon the application status box. It includes:
- The last measured cycle time.
- The programmed cycle triggering period.
- The maximum (longest) detected cycle time.
- The number of timing overflow detected.
The control panel |
IEC 61131-3 Automation platform > IEC 61131-3 Programming Environment > Running the application > The control panel |
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