Much like the SoftLogix solution, Logix Emulate 5000 controllers enable you to create a PC-based Logix controller rack. RSLogix Emulate 5000 is a virtual Logix controller and rack, designed to allow you to debug your Logix program code using advanced features such as breakpoints and tracepoints:
- Breakpoints:Breakpoints can be added to a program by using the breakpoint (BPT) instruction. A BPT instruction will cause the executing program to stop once energized and a prompt to appear. The values that caused the BPT instruction to energize are displayed in the prompt.
- Tracepoints: Tracepoints can be added to a program using the tracepoint (TPT) instruction. When a TPT instruction is energized, it writes a trace entry to a trace window or log file.
Breakpoint and tracepoint instructions monitor the state of a program's logic when the logic is in specified conditions. When the specified condition...