At a Glance

When debugging a project, it can be useful to determine the current state of tasks it contains. Apart from the master task (MAST), these tasks can include:

  • the FAST task,

  • the auxiliary tasks (AUX0, AUX1, AUX2, AUX3).

The task state can be:

  • HALT task stopped following the PLC's switch to "Halt",

  • RUN task currently being executed,

  • BKPT task in step by step mode,

  • STOP task stopped.

How to Determine the Project's Task State

To determine the current task state, select the Debug->Task State command from the menu.

Example with a single task (MAST) in step by step mode: