Rockwell Automation 1503VC IntelliVAC Plus Contactor Control Module - Manual (Page 149)

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To apply forces, right click on the input or output element you wish
to force. A pop-up appears that lists the forcing options.
Figure 9.15 – Forcing
Tip:
You cannot use the Force Function in offline mode.
Tip:
If Logic Enable is Off (logic is not running in the product), the
Force function has no effect. In this case, if the Force value is
modified, it will not take effect until Logic Enable is On.
Tip:
You do not have to be in the Edit mode to use forces.
Forcing Inputs
The following list describes the input force options.
Table 9.I – Input Forcing
Input Force Option Description
Force On Forces the input ON.
Force Off Forces the input OFF.
Remove Force
Returns control of the input to the hardware device and turns
the instruction color back to white.
Figure 9.16 shows the result of placing a force on an input. When
forced, an input element turns yellow with a red triangle indicator
and the status value reflects the force state chosen