Nematron Pointe Controller User Manual
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Pointe Controller User Guide
Table of Contents
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Chapter 6: Downloading to the Controller.................................................... 183
6.1
Launching the PointeControl Monitor ................................................................................... 184
6.2
Selecting and Attaching a Controller ..................................................................................... 185
6.2.1
Detaching from a controller....................................................................................... 186
6.3
Downloading a Project to the Controller .............................................................................. 187
6.3.1
Unloading a project ...................................................................................................... 187
6.4
Starting and Stopping a Loaded Project................................................................................ 188
6.4.1
Stopping a project......................................................................................................... 188
6.4.2
Restarting a stopped project...................................................................................... 188
6.4.3
Enabling and disabling I/O.......................................................................................... 189
6.5
Assigning a Password to the Controller ................................................................................. 190
6.5.1
Overriding a password ................................................................................................. 191
6.6
Saving a Project from the Controller ...................................................................................... 192
Chapter 7: Monitoring and Debugging ......................................................... 193
7.1
Monitoring a Running Project .................................................................................................. 194
7.1.1
The Charts Tab................................................................................................................ 194
7.1.2
The Browser Tab ............................................................................................................ 195
7.1.3
The Console Tab............................................................................................................. 198
7.1.4
The Controller Log Tab ................................................................................................ 201
7.2
Checking System Performance.................................................................................................. 202
7.2.1
Scanning........................................................................................................................... 202
7.2.2
Loading............................................................................................................................. 203
7.2.3
Errors................................................................................................................................. 204
7.3
Viewing and Debugging Charts ............................................................................................... 205
7.3.1
The Debugger Window ............................................................................................... 206
7.3.2
Zooming In and Out on a Chart ................................................................................ 207
7.3.3
Viewing Subcharts within a Chart ............................................................................ 207
7.3.4
Enabling Logic Flow in a Chart .................................................................................. 208
7.3.5
Enabling Debug Trace in a Chart .............................................................................. 208
7.3.6
Inserting Breakpoints in a Chart................................................................................ 210
7.3.7
Continuing Execution after a Breakpoint............................................................... 211
7.3.8
Forcing New Tag Values .............................................................................................. 212
7.3.9
Additional Tools for Flow Charts Only .................................................................... 215