MLPipeCreate

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Function - Create a new pipe object.

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).

Inputs

Input	Data Type See Data Types.	Range	Unit	Default	Description
Name	STRING	No range	N/A	No default	Name for the newly created Pipe.

Input

Data Type

See Data Types.

Range

Unit

Default

Description

Name

STRING

No range

N/A

No default

Name for the newly created Pipe.

Outputs

Output	Data Type See Data Types.	Range	Unit	Description
ID	DINT			Assigned ID number of the created Pipe.

Output

Data Type

See Data Types.

Range

Unit

Description

DINT

Assigned ID number of the created Pipe.

FBD Language Example

FFLD Language Example

IL Language Example

Not available.

ST Language Example

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