Simulation Mode - Siemens LOGO! 8 Manual

2 Setup and description
2.3.3

Simulation mode

With LOGO! Soft Comfort, you can simulate and test the time switch function and
the message texts prior to loading them to a LOGO! basic device.
The simulation is already possible with the demo version of LOGO! Soft Comfort.
Start the simulation in order to better comprehend the behavior of the switching
program and the function of the message texts.
Start simulation
Open the supplied LOGO! program
"109745699_LOGO8_TimeSwitch_CODE_de.lsc" with LOGO! Soft Comfort V8.1.
Start the simulation by clicking the "Simulation" button on the "Tool" toolbar of the
diagram editor.
Figure 2-10: Start simulation
Simulation mode
Upon starting the simulation mode, LOGO! Soft Comfort displays the simulation bar
in the lower window area with the following icons.
Figure 2-11: Simulation bar
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Click on the button (1) of the simulation bar from
time in LOGO! Soft Comfort. By setting the time shortly before the switching time
occurs, you can, for example, test and check the set switching times of a weekly
timer.
Time Switch Function
Entry ID: 109745699, V1.0, 04/2017
Figure 2-11 to change the current
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