Nematron Pointe Controller - Manual (Page 200)

Chapter 7: Monitoring and Debugging Pointe Controller User Guide
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After you have built your Watch Window, you can save its configuration as a
.WWD file in your project’s working directory. You can do this either by choosing
File > Save or by closing the window and clicking Yes when prompted. Then the
next time you run PCM and monitor the project, you can quickly restore the
Watch Window to its saved configuration by choosing File > Open and selecting
the desired .WWD file.
NOTE: You can open the Watch Window directly from the main PCM window by
choosing View > Watch Window.
7.1.3 The Console Tab
The Console tab displays all status and error messages generated by PCM as it
communicates with attached controllers. Types of messages displayed here
include:
Program activity messages for the PCM application itself;
Communications status and error messages, as PCM communicates with
the Pointe Controller unit via the Ethernet network;
Progress messages generated as a finished PointeControl project is
prepared for loading onto the controller; and
Debugging status messages, as PCM’s built-in debugger interfaces with
the project running on the controller.
Saving or clearing messages
Messages can be saved from the tab by selecting (highlighting) the desired
messages, right-clicking on the selection, and choosing either Copy or Save As
from the pop-up menu. If you choose Copy, then you can paste the selection into