Introduction.

Workshop PG5
Project management
6.12 BUILD and debug your program
BUILD:
Once you have finished the drawing, you can compile the entire program by clicking
on the BUILD button. (Make sure that the COB file and the Pulse.sfc file are the
only linked files before you activate the build process. You may also want to delete
the SB “OpenMainGate”).
The message window will show you all the information you'll need:
Message Window:
If you have entered the
program correctly then the
message window should now
tell you:
Build successful. Total errors:
0 Total warnings: 0
If there are any errors in the drawing, then the FUPLA will indicate the error in red
letters. Double-clicking on the error message will take you to the error.
Now download the program and go online.
Online tools:
The sequential block can be observed online. The red point always tells you which
transition or step is active.
RUN
STOP
STEP BY
STEP
Active
Transition
(red point)
You can stop the
PLC at any given
moment and
continue the
execution in a step
by step mode.
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