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Pointe Controller User Guide Chapter 5: Developing Controller Programs
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5.7 Types of Flow Chart Blocks
5.7.1 Process Block
Process blocks define commands in your control program
logic. You can add an unlimited number of the 41 available
commands to a single Process block. Upon encountering a
Process block, the program executes the commands in their
order of appearance, from top to bottom, in the Block
Properties window.
PROPERTY WHAT YOU ENTER
Caption User label for the block.
Command You can choose commands from the following types:
General Commands
Timer Commands
String Commands
Diagnostics Commands
Serial Commands
Date/Time Commands
Operator Panel Commands
Most commands require you to configure additional parameters.
To add and remove additional commands, use the Insert and
Delete buttons in the Block Properties window. To change the
order of the commands, use the Move Up and Move Down
buttons.
Double-clicking on an empty Command
property opens a Select Process Command
dialog, which can be used to select a
specific command and add it to the
Process block.
First, select a command type from the
Type list on the left. When a command
type is selected, the commands available
in that type appear in the Command list
on the right. From there, select a specific
command from the Command list and
click OK. The selected command and its
configurable parameters will be shown in
the Process block’s Block Properties
window.
A complete description for each command
– including configuration details – can be found in Appendix B, “Flow Chart
Command Reference.” Page links are provided for each command type. General
Commands (at right) can be found starting on page 298. The rest of the
command types are shown below.