Using the Animation Tab and PLC Screen Dialogs
Original instructions
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Accessing the PLC Screen Dialogs
To access the Task, Realtime clock, and Information tabs of the Control Expert Animation tab:
Step
Action
1
Select the Animation tab.
2
The PLC screen tab appears automatically.
NOTE: The dialogs illustrated here are depicted in offline mode. When Control Expert is connected to a PLC, the information displayed in these tabs changes.
Viewing the Task Tab
Control Expert Task tab dialog:
NOTE: Click to see the PLC screen in online mode and the corresponding description.
Describing the Task Tab
Description of the Task tab:
Item
Option
Value
Description
Events
State:
xxx
Status information of events available Online
Number:
xxx
N/A
Activate or Disable all
Click button
Button to control the events
Start/reStart
Warm Start
Click button
To initialize Warm Start
Cold Start
Click button
To initialize Cold Start
Output fallback
Applied Outputs
N/A
Not used in Modicon Quantum Hot Standby with Control Expert system
Output Fallback
N/A
Last Stop
Read only
  • Day
  • DD/MM/YY
  • Time
Indicates the day, date, time, and cause of the last controller stop
Viewing the Realtime Clock Tab
Control Expert Realtime clock tab dialog:
Describing the Realtime Clock Tab
Description of the Realtime clock tab:
Item
Option
Description
PLC Date and Time
Read only
Indicates the current PLC date and time
PC Date and Time
Update PC->PLC
Updates the PLC with the PC system time
User Date and Time
Update User->PLC
Updates the PLC with the time set by the user
Viewing the Information Tab
Control Expert Information tab dialog:
Describing the Information Tab
Description of the Information tab:
Item
Option
Value
Description
System Information
PLC / Identification
PLC Range
Only Online available
Processor Name
Processor Version
Hardware ID
Network address
PLC / Memory
RAM CPU
Application / Identification
Name
Creation Product
Date
Modification Product
Date
Version
Signature
Application / Option
Upload Information
Comments
Animation Table
Section Protection
Application Diagnostic
Application / Miscellaneous
Forced Bits
Hot Standby
PLC Hot Standby Status
Peer PLC Hot Standby Status
Application mismatch between PLC and Peer PLC
PLC Name
Variable Transfer Status
Hot Standby Entire System State