Rockwell Automation 1794-L34 FlexLogix Controller System User Manual - Manual (Page 76)

Publication 1794-UM001G-EN-P - January 2007
76 Develop Applications
Select a Programming
Language The FlexLogix controller supports these programming languages, both
online and offline:
If you are programming: Use this language:
continuous or parallel execution of multiple operations (not sequenced) ladder diagram (LD)
boolean or bit-based operations
complex logical operations
message and communication processing
machine interlocking
operations that service or maintenance personnel may have to interpret in order to
troubleshoot the machine or process
continuous process and drive control function block diagram (FBD)
loop control
calculations in circuit flow
high-level management of multiple operations sequential function chart (SFC)
repetitive sequence of operations
batch process
motion control using structured text
state machine operations
complex mathematical operations structured text (ST)
specialized array or table loop processing
ASCII string handling or protocol processing