Interacting With The Online Cpu - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 Manual

Easy to use the online tools

11.2 Interacting with the online CPU

11.2 Interacting with the online CPU
The Online and Diagnostics portal provides an operator panel for changing the operating
mode of the online CPU. The "Online tools" task card displays an operator panel that shows
the operating mode of the online CPU. The operator panel also allows you to change the
operating mode of the online CPU. Use the button on the operator panel to change the
operating mode (STOP or RUN). The operator panel also provides an MRES button for
resetting the memory.
To use the operator panel, you must be connected online to the CPU. After you select the
CPU in the device configuration or display a code block in the online CPU, you can display
the operator panel from the "Online tools" task card.
You can monitor the cycle time of an online CPU.
You can also view the memory usage of the CPU.
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The color of the RUN/STOP indicator shows the current operating
mode of the CPU: yellow indicates STOP mode, and green indicates
RUN mode.
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