Spyder Configuration View

In Spyder Configuration Service View, you can configure Spyder tool related options such as setting free heap memory and the number of download retries.

To open Spyder Configuration view:

  1. On the Nav palette, browse to Station > Config > Services > Spyder Configuration. The Spyder Configuration screen appears.
  2. The Spyder Configuration View screen appears.
  3. Compile While Unload: Select Compile While Unload option. The available options are True and False.
    Note: Setting Compile While Unload to true will compile the logic each time the device is set to Normal mode. This enables background compilation without having the user to invoke compile explicitly.
  4. Download Retries: Enter the number of Download Retries. You can opt for a maximum of five retries.
  5. Free Heap To Maintain: When the user invokes Engineering Mode, the tool checks to ensure that the free heap in the station is greater than Free Heap To Maintain parameter value and then loads ControlProgram into station.
    Note: This field applies to JACE only and can be configured if the station is running in the JACE.
  6. Validate for Warnings: When Validate option is invoked on a Spyder device or set as True, apart from errors in the tool, it also validates the Control Program application for warnings. Else, validation does not look for warnings.
    When Validate for Warnings field is set to False, Validation completes a little quicker.
  7. Click Save to save the configuration settings.