Description of the Debug Screen for a Discrete Remote Module

At a Glance

The debug screen displays the value and state of each of the selected module's channels in real time. It is also used to access the channel commands (forcing of the input/output value, etc.).

Illustration

The figure below represents a debug screen.

Description

The following table shows the different elements of the debug screen and their functions.

Number	Element	Function
1	Tabs	The tab in the foreground indicates the mode in progress (Debug in this example). Every mode can be selected using the respective tab. Debug which can be accessed only in online mode. Configuration.
2	Module area	Specifies the abbreviated heading of the module. In the same area there are 3 LEDs which indicate the module’s operating mode: RUN indicates the operating status of the module, ERR indicates an internal fault in the module, I/O indicates a fault from outside the module or an application fault.
3	Channel area	Is used: By clicking on the reference number, to display the tabs: Description which gives the characteristics of the device, I/O Objects which is used to presymbolize the input/output objects, Fault which shows the device faults (in online mode). By clicking on the Channel, to select the channel or group of channels (maximum 8) to debug. To the left of the symbol there is a copy of the CHx channel LED.
4	General parameters area	Gives a reminder of the channel setting: Task: specifies the MAST or FAST task configured. This heading is frozen. Function: the Global Unforce provides direct access to the channels’ Global Unforce function.
5	Parameters in progress zone	This zone displays the state of the inputs and outputs, and the different parameters in progress. For each of the channels, there are five columns: The Symbol column displays the symbol associated with the channel when it has been defined by the user (using the variable editor), The State column displays the status of each of the module’s channels and enables their forcing, The Type column for indicating the type (input or output), The Fault column creates direct access to the diagnostics for each channel when these are faulty (indicated by the indicator lamp built into the diagnostics access button, which turns red), The Applied Outputs column to indicate the output fallback position.