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Monitoring
Monitoring is an essential tool for determining if a project, new or old, is operating
as expected.
For example, during the design and commissioning of a new large-scale PLC-
controlled project, it would be necessary to constantly monitor the operation of the
project and make changes to the ladder diagram software, should problems arise.
Or, for example, a project may have been working successfully for some years and
then suddenly stop for no apparent reason. If the project has no diagnostic fault-finding
facilities, then the cause for the stoppage can be still be determined, by monitoring the
ladder diagram to the point where ...