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General Category => Do-more CPUs and Do-more Designer Software => Topic started by: ryanastiefes on April 30, 2024, 04:48:46 PM

Title: RUN MODE
Post by: ryanastiefes on April 30, 2024, 04:48:46 PM

Is there anyway to set the controller into RUN mode programmatically or prevent the controller from going into PROGRAM mode when running in RUN mode?

Title: Re: RUN MODE
Post by: Bolt on April 30, 2024, 05:19:03 PM

If the program isn't actually running, it can't set itself to RUN mode, can it?
As far as preventing it from going to PROGRAM mode, I think at times it needs drop itself to PROGRAM mode in case of a watchdog error, config error, etc.

Title: Re: RUN MODE
Post by: franji1 on April 30, 2024, 05:19:53 PM

Quote from: ryanastiefes on April 30, 2024, 04:48:46 PM

Is there anyway to set the controller into RUN mode programmatically or prevent the controller from going into PROGRAM mode when running in RUN mode?

You can put the physical mode switch on the front of the CPU in the RUN position.  As long as there are no fatal errors, nothing - not even Do-more Designer - can take it out of RUN mode.

The only way is a fatal error or for someone to walk up to the panel and physically move the switch from RUN to STOP.

Title: Re: RUN MODE
Post by: ryanastiefes on April 30, 2024, 05:55:25 PM

I have systems that are powered via solar. During winter months the batteries will loose their charge which shuts down the controller. When the batteries charge back up the controller will boot back up in PROGRAM mode even though they were in RUN mode. How would I go about making sure the controller boots back into RUN mode?

Title: Re: RUN MODE
Post by: franji1 on April 30, 2024, 10:15:57 PM

What is in the system log?  That can point to some root causes.

Title: Re: RUN MODE
Post by: ryanastiefes on May 02, 2024, 04:05:01 PM

I'll pull the log next time I'm at one of the controllers. Thanks for geting back to me.