Process Control Instructions 
 
118  Rockwell Automation Publication 1756-RM006K-EN-P - November 2018 
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Condition/State  Action Taken 
Prescan  See Prescan in the Function Block table. 
Normal Execution  See Tag.EnableIn is true in the Function Block table. 
Postscan  See Postscan in the Function Block table. 
Initial Mode Applied on Instruction First Scan 
The following table shows the ending control based on the program request 
inputs. 
Control at Start of 
First Scan 
ProgOperReq  ProgProgReq  ProgValueReset  FirstRun  Control at End of First 
Scan 
Operator Control  false  true  false  na  Program Control 
na  false  na  na  Operator Control 
Program Control  true  Na  false  false  Operator Control 
na  Na  true  true  Operator Control 
false  false  false  true  Operator Control 
false  true  false  na  Program Control 
na  Na  true  false  Program Control 
false  false  false  false  Program Control 
The following table shows the ending control based on the Manual, Auto, and 
Hold mode requests. 
Control at 
Start of First 
Scan 
Oper 
Auto 
Req 
Oper 
Man 
Req 
Prog 
Auto 
Req 
Prog 
Man 
Req 
Prog 
Hold 
Req 
Man 
Hold 
AftInit 
Prog 
Value 
Reset 
First 
Run 
Control at End 
of First Scan 
Operator 
Control 
na  na  na  na  na  false  na  false  Operator Current 
mode 
na  na  na  na  na  na  na 
Operator Manual 
mode 
na  na  na  na  na  true  na  na   
Program 
Control 
na  na  false  false  false  false  na  false  Program Current 
mode 
na  na  na  na  na  false  true  false 
na  na  true  false  false  false  false  na  Program Auto 
mode 
na  na  na  true  false  false  false  na  Program Manual 
mode 
na  na  na  na  true  false  false  na  Program Hold 
mode 
na  na  na  na  na  true  na  na