Creating a Project
S7-GRAPH for S7-300/400 Programming Sequential Control Systems
C79000-G7076-C526-01
5-3
Rules for Creating the S7-Graph FB
The S7-Graph FB is saved in the Blocks folder. The following rules apply:
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You can program the sequencer with absolute and symbolic addresses.
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The FB is displayed depending on its location:
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offline: The FB is displayed from the hard disk of the programming device
along with the symbols and comments.
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online: The FB is displayed from the CPU along with comments and symbols
from the hard disk of the programming device (assuming that these exist
offline).
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online without existing project structure: The FB is displayed from the CPU
(view "Accessible Nodes" in the "Open" dialog box) like a STEP 7 FB, in
other words without symbols and comments.
5.4
S7-Graph Source File
You can create source files both in the SIMATIC Manager and in S7-Graph and
using other editors and then import the files later into an S7 project. Make sure that
you know the syntax required as described in the online help.
Rules for Creating and Calling the S7-Graph Source File
The S7-Graph source file is saved in the source files folder. The following rules
apply:
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Empty S7-Graph source files can only be created in the SIMATIC Manager or
imported into the open project.
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In S7-Graph, an S7-Graph source file can only be created from an open
S7-Graph FB.
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Existing S7-Graph source files can be opened both in the SIMATIC Manager
and in the S7-Graph editor. They are then displayed in the S7-Graph editor and
can be edited.
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Source files can only be edited offline in a project.