MLPipeCreate

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 Function - Create a new pipe object.

Inputs

Input

Data Type

Range

Unit

Default

Description

Name

STRING

No range

N/A

No default

Name for the newly created Pipe.

Outputs

Output

Data Type

Range

Unit

Description

ID

DINT

 

 

Assigned ID number of the created Pipe.

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.


  • Pipes are created in the Pipe Network using the graphical engine.
    You do not have to add MLPipeCreate function blocks to their programs.
    The code with MLPipeCreate commands are automatically generated and called in a program with PipeNetwork(MLPN_CREATE_OBJECTS).

FBD Language Example

FFLD Language Example

IL Language Example

Not available.

ST Language Example

//Create a new pipe
PipeAXIS1 := MLPipeCreate( 'PipeAXIS1' );

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