Nested block: Filling the air trap
Create a separate block for filling the air trap. Make this a nested block, placed inside
the MyFillFlowKit block.
Action
Step
Create a new block with the name
MyFillAirTrap
, and set its base to
Volume. Set From:MyFillFlowKit instead of Main, and insert the block at
time 0.40. The MyFillAirTrap block will now be placed inside MyFillFlowKit.
1
If not already selected, select the new block MyFillAirTrap in the Text pane
to make it available for editing.
2
Set an AirTrap instruction to Inline and insert it at volume 0.0.
3
Insert a Man_Flow instruction with the flow set to 50% at volume 0.0.
4
Insert a Message instruction containing a message to the user that the AIR
VENT button must be pressed in order to fill the air trap. Set the message
to appear on Screen and add a Sound signal if so desired.
5
Set the End_Block instruction for the nested block at volume 2.50, which
means that the block will finish when the pump has delivered 2.5 liters of
liquid.
6
There is now a MyFillFlowKit block with a
nested MyFillAirTrap block. The figure to the
right shows both blocks expanded in the Text
pane. Note that the nested block is based on
Volume while the outer block is based on Time.
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10 Creating a method
10.2 An example of using the Method Editor
10.2.5 Block 4: Filling the flow kit
