Instance DB
S7-GRAPH for S7-300/400 Programming Sequential Control Systems
C79000-G7076-C526-01
15-11
15.11
The Step Structure
A structure with the following components is created in the instance DB for every
step of the sequencer in the S7-Graph FB, as follows:
Component
Description
Data
Type
Read
int.
Write int.
Read
Ext.
Write Ext.
S1
Step is activated
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
L1
Interlock leaving state
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
V1
Supervision entering state
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
R1
Reserved
BOOL
no
no
no
no
A1
Error is acknowledged
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
S0
Step is deactivated
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
L0
Interlock entering state
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
V0
Supervision leaving state
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
X
Step is active
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
LA
Interlock is not satisfied
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
VA
Supervision active
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
RA
Reserved
BOOL
no
no
no
no
AA
Reserved
BOOL
no
no
no
no
SS
System-internal
BOOL
no
no
no
no
LS
Direct result of the programmed
interlock
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
VS
Direct result of the programmed
supervision
BOOL
yes
no
yes
no
SNO
User Step Number
INT
no
no
yes
no
T
Total step activation time
TIME
yes
no
yes
no
U
Step activation time without
disturbance
TIME
yes
no
yes
no
CRIT_LOC
Status of the maximum 32 LAD/FBD
elements in the interlock in the
current processing cycle
DWORD
yes
no
yes
no
CRIT_LOC_
ERR
Copy of CRIT_LOC when the
interlock leaves the state
DWORD
yes
no
yes
no
CRIT_SUP
Status of the maximum 32 LAD/FBD
elements in the supervision in the
current processing cycle.
DWORD
yes
no
yes
no