Omron SYSMAC CX-Programmer 8.1, Operation Manual

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Editing the SFC Chart Section 3-2
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Adding a Ladder Program Action Block and Editing the Ladder Program
Action blocks can be inserted into each step of an SFC chart.
You can insert a ladder program, an ST program, a Boolean variable, or an actual
address as an action block. Here, a ladder program will be inserted as an action block.
1 Select and right-click a step, and select Add Action - New Ladder Action from
the pop-up menu.
Note: Multiple action blocks can be inserted into a single step by repeating this procedure.
2 An action block is inserted to the right of the step.
When the action block is inserted, the program view will switch to the edit window
for ladder programs. Furthermore, a ladder program item will be added to the
project workspace. (An icon will indicate that the item is a ladder program.)
3 Use the program view to edit the ladder action program.
The ladder editing procedure is the same as for CX-Programmer. Refer to the
CX-Programmer Operation Manual (Cat. No. W446).
Adding an ST Program Action Block and Editing the ST Program
Action blocks can be inserted into each step of an SFC chart.
You can insert either a ladder program, an ST program, a Boolean variable, or an
actual address as an action block. Here, an ST program will be inserted as an action
block.
1 Select and right-click a step, and select Add Action - New Structured Text
Action from the pop-up menu.
Note: Multiple action blocks can be inserted into a single step by repeating this procedure.
2 An action block is inserted to the right of the step.
When the action block is inserted, the program view will switch to the edit window
for ST programs. Furthermore, an ST program item will be added to the project
workspace. An icon will indicate that the item is an ST program.
3 Use the program view to edit the ST action program.
The ST editing procedure is the same as for CX-Programmer. Refer to the