Document Outline

• Global Drive PLC Developer Studio
  • 1 Preface and general information
    • 1.1 About this manual
      • 1.1.1 Terminology used
    • 1.2 Applied conventions
  • 2 Introduction
    • 2.1 Function overview
    • 2.2 Project components
      • 2.2.1 Project
      • 2.2.2 Organization unit (POU)
      • 2.2.3 Function
      • 2.2.4 Function block
      • 2.2.5 Program
      • 2.2.6 PLC_PRG
      • 2.2.7 System POUs
      • 2.2.8 Resources
      • 2.2.9 Libraries
      • 2.2.10 Data types
      • 2.2.11 Visualization
    • 2.3 Debugging, online functionality
      • 2.3.1 Debugging
      • 2.3.2 Breakpoint
      • 2.3.3 Single step
      • 2.3.4 Single cycle
      • 2.3.5 Changing values online
      • 2.3.6 Monitoring
      • 2.3.7 Simulation
      • 2.3.8 Log
  • 3 Program example "Traffic light"
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 Programming
      • 3.2.1 Starting the DDS
      • 3.2.2 Creating a new project
      • 3.2.3 Selecting PLC
      • 3.2.4 Creating organization units
      • 3.2.5 The organization unit TRAFFICLIGHT
      • 3.2.6 The organization unit WAIT
      • 3.2.7 The main program PLC_PRG
      • 3.2.8 Extending the program with an alternative branch
    • 3.3 Simulation
    • 3.4 Visualization
      • 3.4.1 Creating a new visualization
      • 3.4.2 Inserting and configuring elements in the visualization
      • 3.4.3 Visualization in online mode
  • 4 Programming languages
    • 4.1 The standard IEC 61131-3
    • 4.2 Instruction list (IL)
      • 4.2.1 Operators and modifiers
    • 4.3 Structured text (ST)
      • 4.3.1 Expressions
      • 4.3.2 Evaluating expressions
      • 4.3.3 Instructions (overview)
      • 4.3.4 Assignment operator
      • 4.3.5 Calling a function block in ST
      • 4.3.6 RETURN instruction
      • 4.3.7 IF instruction
      • 4.3.8 CASE instruction
      • 4.3.9 FOR loop
      • 4.3.10 WHILE loop
      • 4.3.11 REPEAT loop
      • 4.3.12 EXIT instruction
    • 4.4 Sequential Function Chart (SFC)
      • 4.4.1 Step
      • 4.4.2 Action
      • 4.4.3 Entry and exit action
      • 4.4.4 Transition/ transition condition
      • 4.4.5 Active step
      • 4.4.6 IEC step
      • 4.4.7 Qualifiers
      • 4.4.8 Implicit SFC variables
      • 4.4.9 SFC flags
      • 4.4.10 Alternative branch
      • 4.4.11 Parallel branch
      • 4.4.12 Jump
    • 4.5 Function block diagram (FBD)
    • 4.6 The Continuous Function Chart editor (CFC)
    • 4.7 Ladder diagram (LD)
      • 4.7.1 Contact
      • 4.7.2 Coil
      • 4.7.3 Set/ Reset coil
      • 4.7.4 Function blocks in LD
      • 4.7.5 LD as FBD
  • 5 Desktop
    • 5.1 User interface
      • 5.1.1 Menu bar
      • 5.1.2 Tool bar
      • 5.1.3 Object Organizer
      • 5.1.4 Vertical screen divider
      • 5.1.5 Desktop
      • 5.1.6 Message window
      • 5.1.7 Status bar
      • 5.1.8 Shortcut menu
    • 5.2 Arrange windows
      • 5.2.1 Commands in the "Window" menu
    • 5.3 Basic settings
      • 5.3.1 DDS options
  • 6 Working with projects and objects
    • 6.1 Managing projects
      • 6.1.1 Commands in the "File" menu
      • 6.1.2 Commands in the "Project" menu
      • 6.1.3 User groups
    • 6.2 Working with objects
      • 6.2.1 Object
      • 6.2.2 Folders
      • 6.2.3 Commands in the shortcut menu
      • 6.2.4 Commands in the "Project" menu
    • 6.3 Working in online mode
      • 6.3.1 Commands in the "Online" menu
    • 6.4 Log
      • 6.4.1 Log characteristics
  • 7 Editors
    • 7.1 General edit functions
      • 7.1.1 Commands in the "Edit" menu
    • 7.2 Declaration editor
      • 7.2.1 Declaration part
      • 7.2.2 Input variables
      • 7.2.3 Output variables
      • 7.2.4 Input / output variables
      • 7.2.5 Local variables
      • 7.2.6 Retentive variables
      • 7.2.7 Constants, typed literals
      • 7.2.8 Retentive constants
      • 7.2.9 Keywords
      • 7.2.10 Identifiers
      • 7.2.11 Variable declaration
      • 7.2.12 AT declaration
      • 7.2.13 Syntax colouring
      • 7.2.14 Short mode
      • 7.2.15 Auto declaration
      • 7.2.16 Line numbers in the declaration editor
      • 7.2.17 Declarations as tables
      • 7.2.18 Declaration editor in online mode
      • 7.2.19 Comment
    • 7.3 Text editors
      • 7.3.1 Commands in the "Insert" menu
      • 7.3.2 Text editors in online mode
      • 7.3.3 Breakpoint positions
      • 7.3.4 What happens at a breakpoint?
      • 7.3.5 Line numbers of the text editor
    • 7.4 Network editors (general)
      • 7.4.1 Jump labels
      • 7.4.2 Network comments
      • 7.4.3 Inserting a new network
      • 7.4.4 Inputs/Outputs on the fly
      • 7.4.5 Network editors in online mode
    • 7.5 Function block diagram editor
      • 7.5.1 Cursor positions in FBD
      • 7.5.2 Placing the cursor
      • 7.5.3 Commands in the "Insert" menu
      • 7.5.4 Commands in the "Extras" menu
      • 7.5.5 Commands in the "Edit" menu
      • 7.5.6 The FBD editor in online mode
    • 7.6 Ladder diagram editor
      • 7.6.1 Cursor positions in LD
      • 7.6.2 Commands in the "Insert "menu
      • 7.6.3 Organization units with EN inputs
      • 7.6.4 Commands in the "Extras "menu
      • 7.6.5 The LD in online mode
    • 7.7 CFC editor
      • 7.7.1 Cursor positions in CFC
      • 7.7.2 Selecting elements
      • 7.7.3 Copying and deleting elements
      • 7.7.4 Moving elements
      • 7.7.5 Commands in the "Insert" menu
      • 7.7.6 Commands in the "Extras" menu
      • 7.7.7 Creating connections
      • 7.7.8 Changing connections
      • 7.7.9 Deleting connections
      • 7.7.10 Feedbacks
      • 7.7.11 Processing sequence
      • 7.7.12 Commands in the "Extras" menu, submenu "Order"
      • 7.7.13 CFC in online mode
    • 7.8 SFC editor
      • 7.8.1 Selecting blocks
      • 7.8.2 Commands in the "Insert" menu
      • 7.8.3 Commands in the "Extras" menu
      • 7.8.4 Commands in the "Project" menu
      • 7.8.5 SFC flags
      • 7.8.6 Sequential function chart in online mode
  • 8 Resources
    • 8.1 Global variables
      • 8.1.1 Several variable lists
      • 8.1.2 Document template
    • 8.2 Code initialization values
    • 8.3 Parameter monitor
      • 8.3.1 System codes/User codes
      • 8.3.2 Parameterizing codes
      • 8.3.3 Differentiating between online and offline mode
    • 8.4 Parameter Manager
      • 8.4.2 Terminology used by the Parameter Manager
      • 8.4.3 Instance Parameter Manager
      • 8.4.4 Type Parameter Manager
      • 8.4.5 Scale functions
    • 8.5 Process image
      • 8.5.1 Generating the process image
    • 8.6 PLC configuration
      • 8.6.1 Working in the PLC configuration
      • 8.6.2 Touch probe interface
      • 8.6.3 Configuring an I/O module
      • 8.6.4 Configuring a channel
    • 8.7 Task monitor
    • 8.8 Task configuration
      • 8.8.1 Task definition
      • 8.8.2 Data consistency
      • 8.8.3 Normal data processing/IPO principle
      • 8.8.4 If a task overflow leads to a system error
      • 8.8.5 Task declaration
      • 8.8.6 Working in the task configuration
    • 8.9 Watch and Receipt Manager
      • 8.9.1 Watch and Receipt Manager in offline mode
      • 8.9.2 Watch and Receipt Manager in online mode
      • 8.9.3 Command overview
    • 8.10 Target Settings
    • 8.11 Library Manager
      • 8.11.1 Library Manager window
      • 8.11.2 Included libraries
      • 8.11.3 User-defined libraries
  • 9 Visualization
    • 9.1 Inserting visualization elements
      • 9.1.1 Commands in the "Insert" menu
    • 9.2 Editing visualization elements
      • 9.2.1 Information in the status bar
      • 9.2.2 Expressions
      • 9.2.3 Selecting visualization elements
      • 9.2.4 Changing size and shape of visualization elements
      • 9.2.5 Moving visualization elements
      • 9.2.6 Copying, cutting, inserting visualization elements
      • 9.2.7 Deleting visualization elements
      • 9.2.8 Commands in the "Extras" menu
    • 9.3 Configuring visualization elements
      • 9.3.1 Commands in the "Extras" menu
      • 9.3.2 Formatted text display
    • 9.4 Visualization in libraries
  • 10 IEC 61131-3 data types
    • 10.1 Standard data types
      • 10.1.1 BOOL
      • 10.1.2 Integer data types
      • 10.1.3 REAL and LREAL
      • 10.1.4 String
      • 10.1.5 Time data types
    • 10.2 Defined data types:
      • 10.2.1 Array
      • 10.2.2 Pointers
      • 10.2.3 Enumeration type
      • 10.2.4 Structures
      • 10.2.5 References
      • 10.2.6 Subrange types
  • 11 Operator list
    • 11.1 DDS-integrated IEC operators
    • 11.2 Standard.lib-integrated IEC operators
  • 12 IEC 61131-3 operators
    • 12.1 Arithmetic operators
      • 12.1.1 ADD
      • 12.1.2 MUL
      • 12.1.3 SUB
      • 12.1.4 DIV
      • 12.1.5 MOD
      • 12.1.6 INDEXOF
      • 12.1.7 SIZEOF
    • 12.2 Bit-string operators
      • 12.2.1 AND
      • 12.2.2 OR
      • 12.2.3 XOR
      • 12.2.4 NOT
    • 12.3 Bit-shift operators
      • 12.3.1 SHL
      • 12.3.2 SHR
      • 12.3.3 ROL
      • 12.3.4 ROR
    • 12.4 Selection operators
      • 12.4.1 SEL
      • 12.4.2 MAX
      • 12.4.3 MIN
      • 12.4.4 LIMIT
      • 12.4.5 MUX
    • 12.5 Comparison operators
      • 12.5.1 GT
      • 12.5.2 LT
      • 12.5.3 LE
      • 12.5.4 GE
      • 12.5.5 EQ
      • 12.5.6 NE
    • 12.6 Addressing operators
      • 12.6.1 ADR
      • 12.6.2 Contents operator
    • 12.7 Call operator
      • 12.7.1 CAL
    • 12.8 Assignment operator
      • 12.8.1 MOVE
  • 13 IEC 61131-3 operands
    • 13.1 Constants
      • 13.1.1 Number constants
      • 13.1.2 BOOL constants
      • 13.1.3 TIME constants
      • 13.1.4 DATE constants
      • 13.1.5 TIME_OF_DAY constants
      • 13.1.6 DATE-AND-TIME-Konstanten
      • 13.1.7 REAL and LREAL constants
      • 13.1.8 STRING constants
      • 13.1.9 Type constants (Typed Literals)
    • 13.2 Variables
      • 13.2.1 System variable
      • 13.2.2 Access to variables of arrays, structures and organization units
      • 13.2.3 Addressing bits in variables
      • 13.2.4 Identifiers
    • 13.3 Addresses
      • 13.3.1 Address
      • 13.3.2 Flags
    • 13.4 Function calls
  • 14 IEC 61131-3 standard functions
    • 14.1 Type conversion functions
      • 14.1.1 Converting between integer number types
      • 14.1.2 BOOL_TO
      • 14.1.3 TO_BOOL
      • 14.1.4 TIME_TO / TIME_OF_DAY
      • 14.1.5 DATE_TO / DT_TO
      • 14.1.6 STRING_TO
      • 14.1.7 TRUNC
    • 14.2 Numerical functions
      • 14.2.1 ABS
      • 14.2.2 SQRT
      • 14.2.3 LN
      • 14.2.4 LOG
      • 14.2.5 EXP
      • 14.2.6 SIN
      • 14.2.7 COS
      • 14.2.8 TAN
      • 14.2.9 ASIN
      • 14.2.10 ACOS
      • 14.2.11 ATAN
      • 14.2.12 EXPT
    • 14.3 STRING functions
      • 14.3.1 LEN
      • 14.3.2 LEFT
      • 14.3.3 RIGHT
      • 14.3.4 MID
      • 14.3.5 CONCAT
      • 14.3.6 INSERT
      • 14.3.7 DELETE
      • 14.3.8 REPLACE
      • 14.3.9 FIND
    • 14.4 Bistable function blocks
      • 14.4.1 SR
      • 14.4.2 RS
      • 14.4.3 SEMA
    • 14.5 Edge detection
      • 14.5.1 R-TRIG
      • 14.5.2 F-TRIG
    • 14.6 Counters
      • 14.6.1 CTU
      • 14.6.2 CTD
      • 14.6.3 CTUD
    • 14.7 Timers
      • 14.7.1 TP
      • 14.7.2 TON
      • 14.7.3 TOF
  • 15 Appendix
    • 15.1 Command line commands
    • 15.2 Command file (Cmdfile) commands
    • 15.3 IEC keywords
    • 15.4 Key combinations and function keys
    • 15.5 Error messages
      • 15.5.1 Warnings
      • 15.5.2 Compile errors
      • 15.5.3 Communication errors
      • 15.5.4 System-oriented communication error
    • 15.6 Glossary
  • 16 Index