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Rack Viewer PLC diagnostics function

The Rack Viewer function can be used for PLC system and I/O diagnostics. It

displays the following in real time:

b

LED status on the front panel of the PLC

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The PLC type and version

b

The hardware configuration of the PLC including the status of the system bits and

words

b

Detailed diagnostics of each I/O module channel or application-specific channel

in the configuration

Data Editor read/write function for PLC data and variables

The Data Editor function can be used to create tables of animated variables for

real-time read/write access to lists of PLC data.

Several animation tables, containing specific application variables to be monitored or

modified, can be created by the user and saved in the standard Web server module.

In addition to the functions provided by standard Web servers, FactoryCast Web

servers offer the following:

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Variables to be displayed can be entered and displayed using their symbols

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S_Pump 234) or their addresses (%MW99)

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The write access option for variables, which can be enabled or disabled for each

of the variables using the FactoryCast configuration software

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The read/write function, which can be used on tools such as a pocket PC or PDA

terminal

Quantum hardware configuration

Functions

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Data Editor variables table

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