Rockwell Automation 57C650 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 User Manual

Page 55

Advertising
background image

4Ć21

Getting Around in the AutoMax Executive and Windows

4. S Ć Shift Register Coil
The Shift Register has a variable length of up to 16 bits and shifts to

the right.
Enter the shift register coil name and define it as either local or

common. Then enter the coil description. You will then be prompted

for LEN" and CN".
LEN" specifies the number of bits in the shift register. Legal values

range from 1 to 16.
The current value name (CN) is the name of the variable that holds

the current value of the shift register. After you enter the CN, define it

as either local or common.
The current value (CV) is not specified at this time. It is displayed only

when you are online and monitoring the task.

5. E Ć Set Event Coil
The set event coil synchronizes the operation of other tasks with the

present task by setting the event name true. Enter the coil name and

define it as either local or common. Next, enter the coil description.
Enter the event name at the EN" prompt. The event will be set true

when the rising edge of the input is detected.

4.22.5

PC Editor REMARK Sequence

F9 followed by R is used to reserve up to 16 80Ćcharacter long lines

of remark text as a sequence". You need to enter only the remark

keyname at the desired sequence. Remark keynames can be up to

14 characters long and must begin with a letter. You may use letters,

numbers, or the underscore character (_) within the keyname. All

remark keynames in the application task, preceded by a !" (added

by the PC editor), are written to a separate file with the same name as

the task, but with the extension .REM.
Method 1
There are two methods of entering remark text. The first method is

the default mode (remarks text enabled, RMK displayed in the top

line). When you enter a remark keyname, the Norton editor will be

invoked. You can then enter up to 16 80Ćcharacter lines immediately

underneath the keyname. When you exit the Norton editor, the

keyname and text are added to the .REM file.
Method 2
The second method of entering remark text is to disable the remark

text input/display by toggling ALT/F1. In this mode, the PC editor will

accept only a keyname for a remark sequence.Because the remark

must be entered through a text editor, you must exit the PC editor

using F3 E for exit in order to enter the text for the remark. You are

not, however, required to exit the PC editor after entering a remark

keyname. You can enter the text for all remark sequences at one time

when you are finished editing the task.
Whenever you exit the PC editor and there are remark keynames in

the task, AutoMax calls up the Norton editor to allow you to enter or

edit the text for each remark in the task. The keynames are stored in

the .REM file in the order they are found in the application task, not in

the order they are entered. Enter the remark text on the line following

the remark keyname.

Advertising