Watch Window

This toolbox enables you to add variables to a dedicated watch window to display its value in real time.

Watch Window

Figure 3-16: Watch Window

Multiple Watch Windows

The KAS IDEClosed"Integrated development environment" An integrated development environment is a type of computer software that assists computer programmers in developing software. IDEs normally consist of a source code editor, a compiler and/or interpreter, build-automation tools, and a debugger allows you to group several variables in a single watch window, and to have up to 10 different watch windows. Each of them is displayed as a tab with its own label.

Explanation for each icon:

Icon Description
Add a variable with the PLC Variable Selector
Remove a variable
Move up the selected variable
Move down the selected variable
Add a new watch window. Each window is displayed as a tab with its own label. (Note that there is a limit of 10 tabs)
Remove the selected watch window

Table 3-28: Watch Window - List of Icons


  • You can also add an existing variable in the watch window directly by using drag-and-drop from the Dictionary or the PLC editors.

Each variable in the table widget has the following information:

Field Description
Name Lists the variables as well as structure, arrays and expressions. You can double-click a variable (or press F2 key when it is selected) to edit its name (except for structure and array members)
Value When the application is running, displays the variable or expression's value. You can double-click a value to force modification of the selected variable

The contextual menu allows you to:

  • Add a variable
  • Remove a variable
  • Remove all variables