Logix Designer - Change Mode

How do I change mode?
To change from
Automatic
 mode to
Manual
 mode, click the
Automatic Mode
 icon .
To change from
Manual
 mode to
Automatic
 mode, click the
Manual Mode
 icon .
The
Change Mode
 icon is visible when you are online with the
Logix Designer
 application and have an Equipment Sequence diagram open in one of the language editors.
Use the change mode button to toggle an
Equipment Sequence
 between
Automatic
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Manual
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A sequence can operate in
Automatic
mode or
Manual
mode.
Use
Automatic
mode to:
  • Automatically advance the set of active sequence elements when a transition expression evaluates TRUE. This means all steps running immediately above the transition will be stopped and reset, and all steps immediately below the transition will be acquired, attached, and started.
  • Command the sequence using the
    Start
    ,
    Hold
    ,
    Stop
    ,
    Abort
    ,
    Restart
    , and
    Reset
    commands. The operator may also command transitions to force their expressions to evaluate TRUE, advancing the Equipment Sequence. Individual steps are only commanded by the sequencing engine.
Use
Manual
mode to:
  • Prevent the
    Equipment Sequence
     from being automatically advanced by the sequencing engine so you can either command steps directly or change the active steps to be run. When a transition expression evaluates TRUE in
    Manual
    mode, the Equipment Sequence does not advance.
  • Command steps to command the associated
    Equipment Phase
    .
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