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Chapter 8
Configure PhaseManager
This chapter explains how to configure PhaseManager™.
The PhaseManager option of RSLogix 5000 programming software gives you a
state model for your equipment.
For additional information, consult PhaseManager User Manual, publication
LOGIX-UM001
.
PhaseManager Overview
PhaseManager lets you add equipment phases to your controller. An equipment
phase helps you lay out your code in sections that are easier to write, find, follow,
and change.
Topic Page
PhaseManager Overview 113
State Model Overview 115
Compare PhaseManager to Other State Models 117
Minimum System Requirements 118
Equipment Phase Instructions 118
Term Description
Equipment
phase
• As with a program, an equipment phase is run in a task and is given a set of routines and tags.
• Unlike a program, an equipment phase runs by a state model and lets you do one activity.
State model A state model divides the operating cycle of your equipment into a series of states. Each state is an instant in the operation of the equipment. It's the actions or
conditions of the equipment at a given time.
The state model of an equipment phase is similar to the S88 and PackML state models.
State machine • An equipment phase includes an embedded state machine that:
• calls the main routine (state routine) for an acting state.
• manages the transitions between states with minimal coding.
• makes sure that the equipment goes from state to state along an allowable path.
PHASE tag When you add an equipment phase, RSLogix 5000 programming software makes a tag, using the PHASE data type.
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