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1. 2c eee eee eee eee 10 24 Trap Monitor x e x e cece ees 10 25 viii DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Table of Contents Access the Trap Monitor 00 00 llle 10 25 Use with Data View 0 0 eee eee 10 27 Stack Monitor DL440 Only lt lt lt oooooooo 10 28 Access the Stack Monitor eee 10 28 Trend View iia a ena Be 10 29 Using Trend View 000 eee 10 29 The Crosshair Cursor 0 00 ce ees 10 30 Check DirectSOFT 6 File Revision 10 33 Cables and Protocols oooooooomomoo A 2 Programming Cable Diagrams A 6 AppendixB Communications Troubleshooting Communications Resources oooooooommmmmoooo B 2 Startup ers A B 2 USB TO SERIAL Devices tees B 9 DUMP suo atiati en badend a nada dde DU eS MEE ers iei EAE B 10 Editing the DSxxx iniFile eese B 10 Windows XP and Windows 7 8 liliis B 10 WiridoWs VISIa lt hist a oe ele ELE eee Se RE Ss dex B 11 WAGON cete tme dns LE EL UE EIE c A utr B 11 WAC S OFF ico uaa bec Hew eR SEU E Er OH a ee ee B 12 Other Editable Parameters 000 eee eee eee B 12 Other Possible Issues 0 00 eee B 15 How to Change USB Serial Port Assignment B 15 PORT UNAVAILABLE ORIN USE 0 c eee ee B 15 Laptop AC Adapter Issue eee B 15 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition ix Table of Conte2. ees 10 2 Using Data View ss iuc rbi t Er red ek reb Needing 4 10 2 Open a New Data View Window sslllsllesn 10 2 A Closer Look online snl deeem a emet bee 10 3 Data View Options o oooooooonnn eee een ees 10 4 Select Bits for Display Lucca m EE me nos 10 5 Data View Documentation Options lille sess 10 7 Apply Options cocos hes a a da oe hed 10 7 Data View Mode Options 0 0 0 ccc eens 10 8 Make Data View Entries llli 10 8 Data Format and Size 00 000 es 10 10 Write the Edits entes ee Aa ee aci di ri 10 11 Auto Increment chase a she D ete Bete a ee ee ees 10 12 Editing Entries 1 cask aes see read Abra fet bee eed 10 12 Save the Data View Window 0000 cece eee 10 13 Using Pause Bits cre cect cana eee ate pa emet Page R See eu 10 14 Use Override Bits to Control I O DL05 06 240 250 1 260 350 450 On anana eee eee eee 10 15 Change Value Dialog ooooooooommmooo 10 16 Use the Change Value Dialog 0 cece eee 10 16 Specify an Element Reference or Nickname 10 17 Enter a New Valle i toii esa eR bobs eens Bee DE Red ung 10 18 Using the Memory Editor o ooooooo o 10 20 Select the Locations to View llssilllellllllllles 10 20 Test Mode Operations for Debugging 10 22 Select Test Mode see 10 22 Test Program Operations ccc eee ee 10 23 The Test Operations Window
3. Program Comments 0c eee eee eee 6 24 Insert Instructions 2s shot a h T aT TRET a ed 6 24 RROSLONG tica a pet oes ee eects ado ee ee 6 27 Prevent Documentation Loss xxe e x x e sse 6 28 Save Project mister aa eje 6 28 Backup Project soci due Re A dees ae eee 6 29 Chapter 7 Other Views Tabbed Views ss e x e a a a Rh ee n 7 2 The Primary Views 0000 000 ccc eee 7 2 Stage RILLPLUS View 2 2 cece eee eee eee 7 4 Troubleshooting RLLPLUS vs RLL ow ee eens 7 4 Stage Components sees 7 5 Mnemonic View 22000 2c eee eee eee eee 7 6 Handheld Progammer Aid 0000 cece eee eee 7 6 Cross Reference XRef View oo ooooooooo 7 7 XRef Mode ecu Ae ates E AA egg Fake cae eden Ad 7 7 Change the XRef Query lee ERI RE IR ERE RES 7 8 XRef Toolbar xS TUER A A Eee EV os N 7 9 Usage Mode s ouis A ea ens 7 10 Usage Mode Toolbar esl 7 10 XRebDDB us ern obe rese sue ears ke ie velot er totns 7 11 PID Mie W s eere Ere te e m rn Um Cn le XR 7 12 PID SUD asta is To Den ecciesie ssa tas ess 7 12 Trend View ssi rwn eee pe ete Eas 7 14 Creating a new Trend View 00 cece lees 7 14 Output Window xx x x x s x x e 7 16 Bookmark cuicos cad E WR 7 18 View Terminology 0 000 x x x K e x eee eee eee 7 19 vi DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Table of Contents E Chapter 8 Printing Print the Current View o oooooocococococooooo o 8 2 Print the Ladder V
4. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction se ret ee ee RR 1 2 The Purpose of this Manual ooooocccccocco eee 1 2 Who Can and Should Use DirectSOFT 6 anaana 1 2 Only One DirectSOFT 6 Version o ooococcococc eee 1 3 Supplemental Manuals ne 1 4 TECHNICAL Support inier RED a Ree tane ear een 1 4 Conventions Used Lulueu 1 5 Menu Selections and Keystrokes 0c e eee eens 1 5 Key Topics for Each Chapter 0000 c cece eee eee eee 1 5 Chapter 2 Quick Start Getting to Know Windows ooo ooo 2 2 Recommended System Requirements 00 0 eee eee eee eee 2 2 Power Supply ssa denke ee t era Gee E Ra ER RUE Eee ES 2 2 DirectSOFT 6 Package Contents 0 0 cee eee 2 2 Installation of DirectSOFT 6 0 0c eee eee eee 2 3 Getting Started e 2 8 Welcome to DirectSOFT 100 eee ee eee 2 12 Begin Editing a Program ooooooooomommo 2 14 Table of Contents Establish the Communication Link 2 24 Connect the PC tothe PLC ssessee e C 2 24 Monitor the Program x x x e e x eee ee eee eee 2 30 Chapter 3 Managing Projects Get Started Using DirectSOFT 6 3 2 Understanding the Launch Window eller 3 2 Create a New Project 200e cece eee eee eens 3 4 New Program eso sae solace al wale wie Stee i 3 4 Enter the New Project Inf
5. gram Location sieci eicos ctt eieren R RKR TK R RKR E T 4 20 The Options Dialog lt lt oooooooommmmmmoo 4 21 Ladder Options ei etic ee ee a a ee 4 22 Global Options erri rede na g A a a ie PS ee RTT 2 4 23 Colors in DirectSOFT 6 L s 4 24 Select New Colors cece tees 4 24 Color Selections 0000 eee eee 4 25 The Default Settings lt lt e aX og T dN e EK niin n on oo 4 25 Monochrome ic a T 4 25 Colors Conveying Information saasaa aeaaee 4 26 Selecta Theme ilL pad ah E ee ed Go Ga ee 4 27 The Ladder Palette 0 0 0 cece eee eee 4 28 Be Familiar with the Ladder Palette nnna nnna 4 28 The Split Screen Feature LLuuu 4 30 Split Screen Bar sone coule apes ER P Eur 4 30 The New Window Feature Luus 4 31 Chapter 5 Edit a Program VO Configuration llesssesss 5 2 Referencing Program Elements 5 4 Data Typ6s o zu fis Ze ere e wo aS S das eR us 5 4 AMAS A adie abs Ssmo eres 5 5 Timer Counter Current Values ooo 5 5 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition iii Table of Contents Accessing I O Points as Memory Locations llis 5 5 Entering Program Instructions ooooooooo 5 6 The Instruction Editor 2 6 sese RI IR 5 6 Using the Ladder Palette 0 00000 cece eee ee 5 8 Opening the Instruction Browser 0c eee eee eae 5 8 Shortcuts for Entering I
6. iew oru RI ERR RR RP a 8 2 Other Print Views oo zo ec ae dietas 8 3 Print Multiple Views cee eee ee eee 8 5 Print View Common Setup ssu 8 7 Using Print Preview eee 8 8 Print Preview Setup 0 0 cee e 8 8 Print Preview colo ie e ta ee eee eae Beek ee 2 8 9 Print Troubleshooting eee 8 10 Parts of Program not Printed 00 cece ee eee 8 10 Program Prints Garbage 0 0 ce eee 8 10 DirectSOFT 6 Crashes soi erasi cesi eee eee m ees we 8 10 Print Setup Dialog 0 000 tee 8 11 Chapter 9 Setup amp Manage Communication Links Establish the Communication Link 9 2 Setup a Serial Link xs x e e nannan 9 2 Pink Status i AA IDE ea iS A A fs 9 6 Setup an Ethernet Link ooooooooooooo 9 7 NetEdit3 Troubleshooting Tips 0 0 ce eee ee eee 9 12 Setup a Modem Lidk eo 9 14 Mode Setup 43g cena repita arpa BAER Lud uu 9 14 Configuring the LInk gt lt s R o ea Raa esas 9 18 Comm Link Options ooo oooomomonmmoo 9 22 Going Online cion A RA A a Se a 9 24 Connect the PLG s sss tors oi a RRR R da 9 24 Use the Project Folder 0000 c eee ee eee 9 24 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition vii Table of Contents Use the Link 2 ocio io a ba ae o a al 9 24 Chapter 10 Debugging and Monitoring Monitor with Data View
7. nstructions 5 11 Entering NO and NC Contacts eee 5 12 Entering Instructions in Parallel llle 5 13 Entering Power Flow Instructions llle 5 14 Entering Special Case Elements eeeeee 5 16 End Coil exerc ure Pew Ba diac emend Pee os RR Y Gen s 5 17 Setting and Resetting a Bit 0 20 00 0c ee 5 18 Using Floating Point Math 0 2 eee 5 18 Drawing Deleting Connecting Lines 5 19 Drawing the BI cocer or eee Ey ES RE NU RE E Ea Dus 5 19 Create Midline Outputs llle 5 20 Deleting Connecting Lines eee 5 20 Selecting Rungs for Deleting Cutting or Copying 5 21 Deleting Rungs x x x e BB 5 22 Copying RungS eit xe xax IO A A ee 5 23 Cut and Paste RUNGS cx ise 5 25 Merge Combine Rungs eere 5 26 Inserting Columns Rows and Rungs 5 27 Insert a Column to Add an Instruction 0 0 0 0 eee ee oo 5 27 Insert a Row or Rung en 5 28 Using Search and Replace 5 29 Using the Object Section 2 0000 66 renne ceri ls 5 29 The Search Range Section oooooccccoocococ eee 5 30 The Document Section ooooocooccocooor ees 5 30 The Object Table Section oooococcccccoococ eee eee 5 30 Common Mistakes eee 5 31 iv DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Table of Contents Failure to Enter the Edit Mode ooo 5 31 AND above Join oooooooo
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9. ooo eee s 5 31 Forgetting to Select Rungs 00 e cece e eee eee 5 31 Chapter 6 Documentation Turn Documentation On and Off ooooooo 6 2 The Options Dialog 5 2 T is peo toe eres ES 6 2 Documentation Selections 0 0 ccc eee 6 3 General Documentation 0 0 0c eect eee 6 3 Using the Documentation Editor 6 4 Using the Scroll Buttons eee 6 4 Copying Documentation Between Elements oo 6 5 Documenting and Assigning Nicknames 6 6 Create an Unassigned Nickname eee ee eeaes 6 6 Assign the Nickname to an Element ee eue 6 6 Entering Rung Comments 0 x x eee eee eee 6 9 Comments are Free form 0 0 0 tte 6 9 Selecting Rungs for Comments 0c eee eens 6 9 Using the Scroll Buttons 0 0 0 ee eee 6 10 Use the Editing Keys 000 ccc tee 6 10 Move Rung Comments ooo 6 11 Entering Stage Comments 6 12 Use Stage View en 6 12 Comments are Free form e 6 13 Selecting Stages to Comment o ooccccccco eee 6 13 Editing the Comments 00000 ses 6 13 Importing and Exporting x x 6 14 Exporting Program Documentation 0 0 00 eee ee eee 6 14 Export Element Documentation llle 6 16 Export Rung Comments ooo 6 18 Importing a Program 2 1 es 6 19 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition v Table of Contents Importing Element Documentation eee eeeee 6 22 Importing
10. ormation eee sls 3 4 Importing Projects 00c eee eee ee eee eee eee 3 5 Program Documentation Mapping from TISOFT and Logicmaster 3 6 Copy or Save Existing DirectSOFT Files 3 7 Chapter 4 Programming Environment Offline Toolbar Components 4 2 Offline Toolbar va sce ene 9 ar PR EE ee Sates 4 2 Online Toolbar Components 4 5 Online Toolbar ti ae A A Rara 4 5 Additional Toolbars slsss 4 6 Thie File Toolb ar sees eR dada 4 7 The Edit Toolbar ei ph cece cake ee REY ke oes y e PEE E 4 8 The Search Toolbar 0 2000 0c eee 4 9 The View Toolbar 0000 c ects 4 10 The Tools Toolbar odio A ak ate ah Wace CNRC NEED aa ee 4 11 The PLC Toolbar x cyo ii io ac RR dente A 4 12 The PLC Diagnostics Toolbar n aasan aeaaee 4 13 The PEC Setup Toolbar creeer re rr a 4 13 The Debug Toolbar tees 4 15 The Window Toolbar aaau 0c es 4 16 ii DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Table of Contents The Help To0lbar a id atada as ET 4 17 The Custom Toolbar ee eee 4 17 Status Bar Components 4 19 PLC System Information 0 00000 cece eee 4 19 Communication Link Information eee eee o 4 20 PLG Mode voor dd de a es eG ee A 4 20 Program Memory Usage 0 ett 4 20 PEC Type a nm Sitti ota Ste aba esha i sti ada ee d a a ake ida 4 20 Pro
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