Configure a step, Assign the preset time for a step, Configure alarms for a step – Rockwell Automation Logix5000 Controllers Sequential Function Charts Programming Manual User Manual

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Chapter 2 Program a sequential function chart

Location to which the wire goes

Assign the preset time for a step

1. Click the button of the step.

2. In the Step Properties dialog box, on the General tab, in the Preset box,

enter the time for the step, in milliseconds.

3. Click OK.

When the step is active for the preset time (Timer = Preset), the DN bit of the
step turns on.

To calculate the preset time for a step at runtime, see

Use an expression to

calculate a time

on

page 63

.

Configure alarms for a step

Follow these steps to turn on an alarm if a step executes too long or not long

enough.

1. Click the button of the step.

2. In the Step Properties dialog box, on the General tab, select the Alarm

Enable check box.

3. Enter the time for the high alarm (Limit High) and low alarm (Limit

Low), in milliseconds.

4. Click OK.

Configure a step

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Rockwell Automation Publication 1756-PM006F-EN-P - October 2014

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