Limit test (lim), Entering parameters, Entering the instruction – Rockwell Automation 1761-HHP-B30 MicroLogix 1000 with Hand-Held Programmer (HHP) User Manual

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Chapter 9
Using Comparison Instructions

9–10

Use the LIM instruction to test for values within or outside a specified range,
depending on how you set the limits.

Entering Parameters

The Low Limit, Test, and High Limit values can be word addresses or
constants, restricted to the following combinations:

If the Test parameter is a constant, both the Low Limit and High Limit
parameters must be word addresses.

If the Test parameter is a word address, the Low Limit and High Limit
parameters can be either a constant or a word address.

Entering the Instruction

HHP Display

Mnemonic

Function

Code

Use This Instruction When the Input:

LIM

LD LIM

71

appears first on a rung or block

LIM

AND LIM

72

is placed in series with any previous input
instruction in the current rung or block

LIM

OR LIM

73

is placed in parallel with any previous in-
put instruction in the current rung or block

You enter the instruction from within the program monitor functional area.
The example below shows how to enter the LD LIM instruction. Use the
same procedure to enter the other LIM instructions, only substitute the
function code with one from the table above.

P 0 0 0

L I M

L O W

4

P 0 0 0

L I M

T E S T

N 0

0

P 0 0 0

L I M

H I G H

1

LIM

LIMIT TEST
Low Lim

4

Test

N7:0

0

High Lim

1

Execution Times (

µ

sec) when:

Ladder representation:

37.33

False

36.93

True

7.69

LD LIM

8.09

AND LIM

37.33

8.09

OR LIM

Limit Test (LIM)

7

1

ENT

FUN

To enter the function code, press:

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