Chapter 24
Sequencer Instructions
24–6
Operation - Sequencer Compare
The SQC instruction compares a word or file of input data, through a mask,
to a word or file of reference data for equality. When the status of all
non-masked bits in an input word match those of the corresponding reference
word, the instruction sets the found bit (FD) in the respective control word.
Otherwise, when the input word does not match, the found bit (FD) is
cleared.
Mask data by resetting bits in the mask word. The bits mask data when reset,
pass data when set. Unless you set mask bits, the instruction will not
compare bits in the reference file against the input value. The mask can be
fixed by entering a hex code. The mask can be a variable by entering an
element address or a file address for changing the mask at each step.
When the rung goes from false–to–true, the instruction increments to the next
step (word) in the sequencer file. Data stored there is transferred through a
mask and compared against the source data for equality. If the source data
equals the reference data, the FD bit is set in the SQC’s control file or word
(R6:x/FD). Current data is compared against the source every scan that the
rung evaluates as true.
Applications of the SQC instruction include machine diagnostics. The
following figure explains how the SQC instruction functions:
0010
0100
1001
1101
1111
1111
1111
0000
0010
0100
1001
1010
0
1
2
3
4
Step
B10:11
12
13
14
15
Word
Input Word I:3.0
Mask Value FFF0
Sequencer Compare File #B10:11
(EN)
(DN)
SQC
SEQUENCER COMPARE
File
#B10:11
Mask
FFF0
Source
I:3.0
Control
R6:21
Length
4
Position
2
(FD)
The FD bit R6:21/FD is set in this example, since the input word matches the sequencer reference
value using the mask value.
Effect on Index Register in SLC 5/02 Processors
The value present in the index register S:24 is overwritten when the
sequencer compare instruction is true. The index register value will equal
the position value of the instruction.
