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Select how to view information, Using trace – Rockwell Automation GMLC Reference Manual User Manual

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Publication GMLC-5.2 - November 1999

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Select How to View Information

You use the Debug Mode command to toggle between normal or terminal
mode view. When stepping, auto stepping, or tracing, the flow of the
program execution appears graphically in the Diagram Window or
textually in the Terminal Window. You cannot view program flow in both
windows at the same time.

To select normal or terminal mode:

1. From the menu bar, select Diagram. The Diagram menu appears.

2. Select Debug Mode. The view mode changes.

Using Trace

To show program flow of the downloaded program appearing in the
workspace, select Trace from the Diagram menu.

Important: Because trace runs at full speed, select Single Step or Auto

Step to monitor the program at a slower pace.

Using the Normal Debug Mode to Monitor the Program Blocks
Being Traced

To trace the execution of a program:

If the view mode is:

It becomes:

Normal

Terminal. This means that iCODE appears
in the Terminal Window. Use this view for
textual tracing of program execution in the
Terminal Window.

Terminal

Normal. This means that English text
appears in the Terminal Window. Use this
view for full graphical tracing of program
execution in the Diagram Window.