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9 set (latch) coil (sco) – Rockwell Automation AutoMax Enhanced Ladder Language Reference Manual User Manual

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Set (Latch) Coil (SCO)

Use this output instruction to set the Boolean variable on (1) when the input condition is

true.
The SCO instruction is an instruction that can only turn on a bit (it cannot turn off a bit).

This instruction is usually paired with an RCO (reset unlatch) instruction, with both

instructions addressing the same bit.
When enabled, the latch instruction turns on the addressed bit. After this, the bit

remains on (regardless of the rung condition) until the bit is turned off, typically by an

RCO instruction in another rung.

If the rung is: Then the instruction turns the bit:

true

on

false

no change

The supported variables are:
D simple Boolean
D Boolean array element
D bitĆindexed integer or double integer
D bitĆindexed integer or double integer array element

Example of a Set (Latch) Coil (SCO)

This rung shows that when switch1 is on, the

variable tank_fill is on until it is reset by an RCO

instruction.