Print Program Output

 Controllers usually do not have display devices the way a PC has a monitor, so it is hard to keep track of what goes on in a controller.  Therefore, a "terminal" is used to "borrow" the PC's monitor.

RoboPlus Task includes a terminal program to display the status of the controller.

Open the Program Output Monitor

To see the output of the program, you must open the Program Output Monitor BEFORE executing the program.
There are three ways to open the Program Output Monitor.

1. Click the 'View Print of Program' on the Download Program window.
   
2. Click the "View Print of Program" button in the tool bar.
3. Press F5 or Click on  "View Print of Program (V)" menu under Program (P).

Print / Print with carriage return

• Use the "Print" parameter in your task code to see desired values on the screen.

• Print : Print the value, then move the cursor to next line.
  

• Print with New Line: Print out the value, and move the cursor to next line.  
  

Error : Please check the following

• Values from the controller
• • A welcome screen is shown when the program starts
    
    
  • Error messages during program operation ( See types of error messages )
    
    
• Values from task code
  All decimal numbers between -32767 and +32767 can be displayed. (Printing characters or custom messages is not possible.)
• •  To print numbers
    
    
  •  To print values from sensors
    
    

Clear Screen   

•  You may erase everything on the screen.