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It is used to test the application on the PC before downloading the application to the Recorder,
without connecting a PLC to either PC or Recorder. It is possible to enter some values for the tags via a
table to check how the application would appear during run time.
Enter a value under the "SetVal" column, then press the enter key on your keyboard. It will
accept, then show at "CurrentVal". You will now be able to see these values in objects linked with the
specific tag.
It is better to run offline simulation frequently say once in couple of hours or after
completing specific screen editing by application engineer to verify how it will works on a Recorder so that if
there are any compilation errors, it is easier to locate and rectify them.
6.3.9.5.3 Stop
It is used to stop a simulation on the PC. When Offline simulation is running, click the
to stop the current running simulation. See the picture below. It is located beneath the "help" dropdown
menu.
If Offline simulation or online simulation is already running on the PC, and the user
attempts to run it again, the build will fail. It prompts an error message similar to the following
Screen1
Build Started....
Could not write to Output file "C:\Program Files\Project\Recorder\Panel.exe"
"The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process"
Build Failed
In the case of the above message is prompted, click the Stop icon
make sure that icon
is not available in Task bar. Click "Build" once again, then run simulation.
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