At a Glance

Animation of forced variables:

NOTE: Forcing only concerns located Boolean variables of EBOOL type.
NOTE: For Modicon M580 and M340 PLCs analog I/O variables can also be forced.

In animated mode, these variables are represented in the following way:

  • framed by a green rectangle if the value is TRUE (1),

  • framed by a red rectangle if the value is FALSE (0).

NOTE: Analog I/O variables don’t have any special representation when forced. (They are not framed by rectangles)

Implementation

The table below describes the actions to be performed to force variables from a language editor:

Step

Action

1

Open a section.

2

From the Edit menu, select all variables using the Select all command or

Select a variable.

3

Select the Initialize Animation Table command from the Services menu.

Result: An animation table opens with the variable(s) selected in the section.

4

Click on Force in the animation table.

5

Select the variable to be forced in the animation table.

6

In the animation table click on one of the buttons alongside the desired value or execute the Force to 0 or Force to 1 commands from the contextual menu.