MLPipeAddBlock

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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. - Adds a Pipe Block to a pipe.

Inputs

Input	Data Type	Range	Unit	Default	Description
PipeID	DINT	-2147483648 to 2147483647	N/A	No default	ID number of a created Pipe object.
BlockID	DINT	-2147483648 to 2147483647	N/A	No default	ID number of a created Pipe object to add to the selected Pipe.

Outputs

Output	Data Type	Range	Unit	Description
Default (.Q)	BOOL		N/A	Returns TRUE if the Pipe Block is added to the Pipe. See Pipe Network - General Rules for more information.

Output

Data Type

Range

Unit

Description

Default (.Q)

BOOL

N/A

Returns TRUE if the Pipe Block is added to the Pipe.

See Pipe Network - General Rules for more information.

Remarks

A Pipe contains an Input Pipe Block (Master, PMP, or Sampler), a Converter Output Pipe Block, and any Transformation Pipe Block that can be in between.

The MLPipeAddBlock image shows two Pipes, both with the same Master Input Pipe Block.
If Pipe 1 is created without using the Graphical Engine, these commands are used once a Pipe and the Pipe Blocks have been created:
- MLPipeAddBlock( PipeAXIS1, MASTER);
- MLPipeAddBlock( PipeAXIS1, MyGear);
- MLPipeAddBlock( PipeAXIS1, CNV1);

Figure 6-189: MLPipeAddBlock

All Blocks in the Pipe Network are added to a Pipe automatically.
Code with MLPipeAddBlock commands are automatically generated and called in a program with PipeNetwork(MLPN_CREATE_OBJECTS).
When using the Pipe Network graphical engine to create Pipe Blocks, the user does not have to manually add MLPipeAddBlock commands to the Project.

FBD Language Example

FFLD Language Example

IL Language Example

Not available.

ST Language Example

//Add a block to a pipe
MLPipeAddBlock( PipeAXIS1, MyGear );