3.3.2.15 Clear Errors
Same as Device > Reset Errors from the Menu Bar. Selecting Reset Errors will clear any active errors. If the fault condition still exists, the error may reactivate immediately after clearing it.
3.3.2.16 Watch Window
Same as Tools > Watch Window from the Menu Bar. Selecting Watch Window will launch a diagnostics tool that allows the user to view the current value of multiple
3.3.2.17 Drive Watch Window
Selecting Drive Watch Window will launch a diagnostics tool that allows monitoring and editing of individual drive menu parameters while online. For more information see “Drive Menu” on page 12.
3.3.2.18 Stop
Using the Stop icon on the Tool Bar will stop all motion and programs that are currently active in the
3.3.2.19 Feedhold
Same as Device > Feedhold from the Menu Bar. Selecting Feedhold will put the
3.3.2.20 Global Where Am I?
Same as Device > Where Am I? from the Menu Bar. Selecting Where Am I? will launch a utility that shows the user what line in a user program is currently being
processed. If multiple user programs are running simultaneously, the user will be asked to specify which Task they wish to follow. A blue arrow will appear next to the active line of the program. The global Where Am I will continuously update until it is deactivated. This is different from the Where Am I found on the Program Toolbar.
3.3.2.21 Hide/Show Hierarchy
Same as View > Show Navigation Tree on the Menu Bar. By default, the Hierarchy is visible on the PowerTools Pro screen. Some users with low resolution monitors wish to hide the hierarchy to allow for more room while programming. To hide the hierarchy, select Hide/Show Hierarchy from the Tool Bar to remove it from the display. If the hierarchy is not visible, select Navigation Tree to make it appear again.
3.3.2.22 Help Contents
Same as Help > Help Topics on the Menu Bar. By selecting Help Contents, the help file will be launched allowing the user to lookup and read information related to the
3.3.2.23 Context Sensitive Help (CSH)
Using Context Sensitive Help (or CSH) will show detailed information from the help file related to the object that is clicked with the mouse. To use Context Sensitive Help, click on the CSH icon on the Tool Bar, the mouse graphic will turn from a pointer to a pointer with a question mark next to it. Once the mouse pointer graphic changes, click on the parameter on any of the PowerTools Pro views that the user wants help information for.
3.3.3 Hierarchy
Figure 6 shows the Hierarchy as found in PowerTools Pro. The Hierarchy is a navigational aid that helps the user step through a configuration. The different parameters related to configuring the system are grouped into logical groups and placed on different Views within the software. To see a certain View, the user simply selects that View from the Hierarchy. Once the use clicks on a given branch on the Hierarchy, that view is then displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.
Groups on the hierarchy can be expanded and collapsed much like with Windows Explorer. To expand a group of views, click on the “+” symbol next to the grouping. Doing so will show each of the branches available within that group. To collapse a group on the Hierarchy, click on the
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