Information bar

The information bar shows the current cursor position and the edit mode as well as the mode of the TwinCAT 3 Runtime, depending on which view or window is active.

Cursor position

The current cursor position is displayed when an editor window is active.

Current cursor position, starting from the left or top of the editor window:

L (Ln)

Line number

C (Col)

Column number (a column contains exactly one space, letter or digit)

Chr (Ch)

Number of characters (a character may refer to a single letter, a single digit, or even a tab range, which may cover 4 columns, for example)

Double-clicking on one of the fields opens the Go To Line dialog. Here you can specify a line in which the cursor should be placed.

Edit mode

The current editing mode is displayed when an editor window is active.

Currently set editing mode:

INS

insert mode

OVR

overwrite mode

Double-click the field to change the setting.

TwinCAT system state

You can recognize the state of the TwinCAT system by the color of the TwinCAT system service icon in the system tray. The following states are possible:

Information bar 1:

TwinCAT 3 Runtime is in Config mode

Information bar 2:

TwinCAT 3 Runtime is in Run mode

Information bar 3:

TwinCAT 3 Runtime is in Stop mode

Information bar 4:

TwinCAT 3 Runtime is in Exception mode

Information bar 5:

Flashing behavior indicates the micro-timeouts.