Use ST Expressions in Graphic Language
- This feature makes it possible to simplify FFLD and FBD diagrams when a trivial calculation has to be entered.
- It also enables you to use graphic features for representing a main algorithm as text is used for details of implementation.
- Expression must be written in Structured Text (ST) language.
- An expression is anything you can imagine between parentheses in an ST program The act of performing a sequence of instructions or commands..
- The ST expression must fit the data type required by the diagram (e.g., an expression put on a contact must be Boolean).
FBD Language Example
A complex ST expression can be entered in any variable box of an FBD diagram if the box is not connected on its input.
FFLD Language Example
A complex ST expression can be entered on any kind of contact and on any input of a function A function calculates a result according to the current value of its inputs. A function has no internal data and is not linked to declared instances. or function block A function block groups an algorithm and a set of private data. It has inputs and outputs..