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5-6 TCP/IP Ethernet Communications User’s Manual – January 1996
GFK-1004B
Using the Monitor Commands
All of the Monitor commands can be executed from either the Monitor “>” prompt or
the Modify ”=” prompt. To display a list of the Monitor commands on the screen, type:
HELP <RET> or
? <RET>
The following table provides a brief description of the Monitor commands.
Table 5-1. Monitor Commands
Command Description
? Display list of commands
bps Display serial port data rate
chan-
nel
Display the status of a communication channel
date Display cur rent date
exs Display Extended Status buffer (Unused by the TCP/IP Ethernet Interface.)
help Display list of commands
log Display Exception log
login Login for Modify mode
ltime Display login timeout
node Display sign- on message
prog Display the name of the PLC program in the CPU
show Display a configuration parameter’s value, or list the configuration
parameters for a task(s)
sosw Display current Soft Switch data
stat Display task(s) status
tally Display task(s) tallies
time Display cur rent time
For most commands, simply enter the command and press Enter. Some commands re-
quire additional information to be entered along with the command. Those arguments
should be separated from the command and from each other by one or more spaces.
The Command Descriptions section in this chapter provides a complete description of
each command.
The LOGIN command is required to access the Modify commands. To execute the
LOGIN command you must know the current password.