[*]For the next two tips, you can use the keyboard arrow keys to move the square highlight box around to each in/out/mem bit before doing the force on or invert.
[*]One really cool tip about using the I/O Map screen (Alt i) is you can force on/off an output with cntrl-alt-F. Repeat key sequence to force it back and again to reset it back to normal (there will be a line below the LED if not reset to normal).
[*]Similar to the first item, you can use cntrl-alt-i to invert an input or set it to non inverted (there will be a line above the LED if inverted)
[*]Using PLC detective, on the third tab you can list out all your variables for the code portion you are working with. This can take a bit to setup. So there is a save/load function in the bottom right of the screen....absolutely use this. As every time you restart, just load the list and you are back testing. And old school trick when you save the name, you a number in front of the name like 0 or 1 to keep it at the top of your file open dialog box. This saves a lot of time scrolling down to get a files named with a letter.
[*]In the first tab of the PLC detective, you can watch your logic happening in real time. But you can also hover the mouse over the variable (except for system variables) and see the current value; ie, like counting tool positions. Also inputs, outputs, timers and numerous other items, will be blue highlighted when they are in an active state. Makes watching the code run so much easier as you can see them go on and off in real time.
Anyway, I'll add more as I play and learn. But thought it would be nice to have a section just for tips and tricks on the software to facilitate learning. I enjoy learning something new everyday. Those who know it all already have no way of find out they don't!
