ONLINE STATE Window

The ONLINE STATE window provides an additional fast capability to access/control the controller and, if available, the Safety PLC (besides the Cockpit and context menu in the PLANT).

You can hide/show the window by clicking the button shown left on the Cross Function Area toolbar.
For closing the window, you can also click the cross icon on the right of the window title bar:
How to pin/unpin the window in the Cross Function Area

You can open several windows in the Cross Function Area at the same time by pinning them. Only if pinned, a window remains visible when another window is opened. If a window is unpinned, it is closed when you open another window.

To pin/unpin a window, click the pin icon in the upper right window corner. Unpinned windows show horizontal pin icon , pinned windows show the icon .

How to undock/dock the window /

By clicking the 'Undock' icon in the window title bar, the window can be undocked from the user interface and placed anywhere on the screen (or on a second screen, if available).

To insert it at its original position, click the 'Dock' icon .

If the window is closed and contains at least one element, the icon on the Cross Function Area toolbar is shown with an envelope icon.

In the ONLINE STATE window, the controllers are listed identically as in the PLANT: While connected, their operational state is displayed as overlay icon and control commands are available in the context menu. The behavior when executing a command from the ONLINE STATE window is identically as when you work in the PLANT.

For the standard controller, commands are provided for

connecting/disconnecting PLCnext Engineer to/from the controller
switching between debug and programming mode
writing and starting the project (changes), with and without sources
controlling the operation, i.e., stopping and starting the controller (hot/warm/cold).

Further Info
Refer to the topic "Controller Cockpit - Toolbar" for a description of these commands and the overlay icons indicating the controller status. For information how to connect to the controller, and write and start the project, refer to the help chapter "Controller Commissioning...".

For the Safety PLC, commands are provided for

connecting/disconnecting PLCnext Engineer to/from the Safety PLC
switching between debug mode, monitor mode, and programming mode
writing and starting the safety-related project
controlling the operation, i.e., stopping and starting the Safety PLC.

Further Info
Refer to the topic "Safety PLC Cockpit - Toolbar" for a description of these commands and the overlay icons indicating the Safety PLC status. For information how to connect to the Safety PLC, and write and start the project, refer to the help chapter "Safety PLC Commissioning...".