5.1 Debugging Ladder Programs5.1.8 Forcing Coils ON and OFF5-185.1.8 Forcing Coils ON and OFFThis section describes how to force coils ON and OFF, and how to change the forced status.Forcing Coils ON or OFF from a Ladder ProgramYou can monitor a program by forcing specified coil objects ON or OFF in the Ladder Editor.1. Select the coil to force ON or OFF.2. Select Debug − Force OFF from the menu bar.The selected coil will be forced ON or OFF.Changing the Forced ON/OFF Status from the Force CoilList PaneThe Force Coil List Pane lists the ON/OFF status of the forced coils in the ladder program.You can also change and cancel the ON, OFF, or canceled status of the forced coils in theentire ladder program. Searching for Forced Coils in the Force Coil List Pane1. Display the Force Coil List Pane.Note: You can show and hide the Force Coil List Pane by selecting View − Other Windows − Force Coil Listfrom the menu bar.2. Select Debug − Force Coil List from the menu bar.Note: In the above case, all programs will be searched for forced coils. To specify a program for the search,press the Force Coil Condition Setting Button ( ) to display the Force Coil Condition Setting DialogBox.The search results will be displayed in the Force Coil List Pane.Select Debug − Disable Force from the menu bar to cancel forced ON or forced OFFstatus.Coil is forced ON.Information
