Instruction Manual

Pointe Controller User Guide Table of Contents
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Chapter 6: Downloading to the Controller.................................................... 183
6.1 Launching the PointeControl Monitor ................................................................................... 184
6.2 Selecting and Attaching a Controller ..................................................................................... 185
6.2.1 Detaching from a controller....................................................................................... 186
6.3 Downloading a Project to the Controller .............................................................................. 187
6.3.1 Unloading a project...................................................................................................... 187
6.4 Starting and Stopping a Loaded Project................................................................................ 188
6.4.1 Stopping a project......................................................................................................... 188
6.4.2 Restarting a stopped project...................................................................................... 188
6.4.3 Enabling and disabling I/O.......................................................................................... 189
6.5 Assigning a Password to the Controller ................................................................................. 190
6.5.1 Overriding a password................................................................................................. 191
6.6 Saving a Project from the Controller ...................................................................................... 192
Chapter 7: Monitoring and Debugging ......................................................... 193
7.1 Monitoring a Running Project .................................................................................................. 194
7.1.1 The Charts Tab................................................................................................................ 194
7.1.2 The Browser Tab ............................................................................................................ 195
7.1.3 The Console Tab............................................................................................................. 198
7.1.4 The Controller Log Tab ................................................................................................ 201
7.2 Checking System Performance.................................................................................................. 202
7.2.1 Scanning........................................................................................................................... 202
7.2.2 Loading............................................................................................................................. 203
7.2.3 Errors................................................................................................................................. 204
7.3 Viewing and Debugging Charts ............................................................................................... 205
7.3.1 The Debugger Window ............................................................................................... 206
7.3.2 Zooming In and Out on a Chart ................................................................................ 207
7.3.3 Viewing Subcharts within a Chart ............................................................................ 207
7.3.4 Enabling Logic Flow in a Chart.................................................................................. 208
7.3.5 Enabling Debug Trace in a Chart .............................................................................. 208
7.3.6 Inserting Breakpoints in a Chart................................................................................ 210
7.3.7 Continuing Execution after a Breakpoint............................................................... 211
7.3.8 Forcing New Tag Values .............................................................................................. 212
7.3.9 Additional Tools for Flow Charts Only .................................................................... 215