A request was made to provide timely and convenient access to information about the Eclipse communication status. The request was to provide an icon in the Top Line Window that will show if Eclipse is communicating to the controller and if there are any messages pending for Eclipse to process. The intent is for an operator to be able to notice if Eclipse is down prior to it being a problem without having to periodically navigate to the Eclipse Diagnostic screen.

Four icons were created:

1. A green computer monitor with an empty screen.
2. A green computer monitor with part of the screen filled in.
3. A grey computer monitor with an empty screen and a red X crossing through it.
4. A grey computer monitor with an part of the screen filled in and a red X crossing though it.

The specified icons are displayed under the following conditions: No Icon - Eclipse not configured. 1 - Eclipse active, no messages to process. 2 - Eclipse active with messages to process. 3 - Eclipse NOT active, no messages to process. 4 - Eclipse NOT active with messages to process