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7.2.18
Declaration editor in online mode
In online mode, the declaration editor is a monitor window.
Every line contains a variable followed by an equal sign (=) and the variable value.
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Three question marks (???) will appear if the variable has not been defined yet.
Multi-element variables
Multi-element variables are identified with a plus sign.
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Press
will then be identified with a minus sign.
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Double-click or press
Single-element variables
Press
The current variable value can be changed by entering a new value. In the case of Boolean variables,
the value will be toggled without dialog box display.
The new value (now represented in a different colour) will not be written to the control immediately.
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Thus any number of variables can be modified and then written to the control in one go
(cycle-consistent).
7.2.19
Comment
User comments must start and end with the special character sequences (* and *).
Comments are allowed in all text editors and there at any location, such as declarations, IL and ST
and user-defined data types.
Use Project
WOptions Category Build options to activate or deactivate nested comments.
FBD, LD and CFC allow comments to be entered for every network.
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Find the network to be commented and select the command Insert
➞
➞
➞
➞Comment.
In SFC, comments for the step can be entered under
Edit step attributes.
Tip!
Positioning the mouse pointer briefly over a variable in online mode will display a tool tip with the
variable’s type and any comments.
Only the variable type is displayed in offline mode.
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