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:

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  1. Status of the target application.
  2. Control commands.
  3. 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

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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).
Loads new code for Online Change if the application is running.

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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.

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