Phase commands

The

FactoryTalk Batch

Phase Simulator allows you to change the state of a phase. An active phase can be commanded to COMPLETE without gaining phase ownership. All other state change commands require the phase be under external control. The

Start/Stop

,

Abort/Reset

and

Hold/Restart

buttons are modal, in that the command issued is determined based on the phase’s active state at the time the button is clicked. Only legal state change commands are executed. For example, if a phase is RUNNING and the

Start/Stop

button is clicked, the STOP command is issued. START is not a legal command to a phase in the RUNNING state. (Refer to the

FactoryTalk Batch

PCD Programmer Technical Reference Guide

for additional information on legal state transitions.)

This table shows the phase’s transition when the state change command is received, along with the associated state value (

##

).