Rockwell Automation GMLC Reference Manual - Manual (Page 391)

Publication GMLC-5.2 - November 1999
354 Status Blocks
Show Program Status
The Show Program Status block sends to the operator interface serial
port:
•
The current status of the application program or of a selected task, or
the current value of the Runtime_fault variable (Show Program Status
Type).
• The motion controller’s operating system firmware number (Show
Firmware ID Type).
• Information about the integrity of the stored application program or
of the power-up values of the setup parameters, or the size of the
current application program (Show Memory Status Type).
• The application identification string of the current program in the
motion controller (Show Application ID Type).
The Show Program Status block resides on the Main Palette.
The four Show Program Status options from the For menu are described
below.
Program Status
The Program from the For menu displays the execution status of the
application program at the operator interface as a value. The following
table displays the Status Values and their descriptions.
Program Status Values
Status Value: Description:
2 Application Program Paused
1 Application Program Running
0 Application Program Stopped