About the Output Window

The Output window appears at the bottom of the
Logix Designer
 application main window when an operation yields multiple results or errors. The Output window also appears when a routine is opened online. The Output window contains
Errors
,
Search Results
, and
Watch
tabs. Resize and arrange the tabs for desired view. To open the Output window, select the appropriate command from the
View
menu.
Use the Output window to display:
  • Error and status information on an operation
  • Program and controller scope tags for monitoring
Errors tab
Use the
Errors
tab to access errors, warnings, and messages for an operation.
To open or close the
Errors
tab, click
View >
Errors
. The
Errors
tab opens and displays all errors, warnings, and messages. Click the
Errors, Warnings,
or
Messages
buttons to toggle between hiding or showing the content in the list. Press
F4
to cycle through the lines.
Select the error link to highlight the error in the main window.
TIP:
  • After cycling through the lines in the output, the list wraps to the first error in the list.
  • Select shift + F4 to cycle backwards through the list or errors, warnings, and messages.
  • Certain errors and all comments do not support navigation. Errors lose navigation when performing certain actions, such as deleting a rung that contains the error message. For example, editing a routine, and the rung that contains the referenced error message is deleted.
  • The execution status of online motion direct commands are placed in the
    Messages
    list of the
    Errors
    tab.
Search Results tab
Use the
Search Results
 tab to view the search results in the Output window. To open or close the
Search Results
 tab, click
View > Search Results
.
Watch tab
Use the
Watch
tab to monitor program and controller scope tags. The
Watch
tab grid displays the
Tag Name
,
Scope
,
Value
, and
Description
. Position the mouse over the tag name to display a tooltip with the tag name, data type, alias, and scope. Sort tags and tag members by
Name
,
Scope
, and
Description
.
The
Value
column displays the current tag value. Change the value as needed. When the controller is offline, the
Value
column displays the last online value for the tag.
To select a Quick Watch list, click the list above the grid. The menu lists open routines and saved Quick Watch lists.
  • Open routines
     - The menu lists routines that are open in the
    Logix Designer
     application. Select a routine to monitor tags referenced by that routine. To change the view, select another open routine from the list.
  • Quick Watch lists -
     Saved lists display values for tags to monitor for a period of time. Create multiple Quick Watch lists to monitor tags for different periods of time.
    TIP:
    • The
      Watch
      tab does not update while verifying a routine. Specific tag element references are updated at this time. Select
      Refresh
      to add offline edits.
    • When online, the
      Watch
      tab automatically opens when a structured text routine opens.
    • After closing the
      Watch
      tab, it does not automatically reopen until going offline and then returning to online.
    • Close the tab by selecting
      Errors
      to toggle the view, or right-click and select
      Hide
      .
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