Azbil DCP31 - Pattern link

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Chapter 5. FUNCTIONS
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Pattern link
“patternlink”isafunctionforlinkingpat-
ternstogether.
ThelinkdestinationprogramNo.issetbythe
patternlinkitem.
Whenthepatternlinkitemissetto0(initial
setting),patternsarenotlinked.Whenthe
No.ofthecurrentprogramitselfissettothe
patternlinkitem,thiscreatesanendlessloop.
IftheSPsatthelinksourceendpointandthe
linkdestinationstartpointdonotmatch,the
SPchangesinasteppedmannerduringlink
operation.
Whencycleoperationhasbeenset,thepat-
ternlinkfunctionworksaftercycleoperation
hasended.Afterpatternlinkoperationends,
operationbeginsfromtheNo.1segmentof
thelinkdestinationpattern,sooperationis
restartedwiththesettingsofevents1to3and
timeevents1to5cleared.
IfPVstartisprogrammedtothelinkdestina-
tionpattern,thePVstartfunctionoperates
afterthelinkismade.
Afterthelinkhasbeenmade,PIDoperation
isnotinitialized,andiscontinued.
SP
SP
SP
Program No.2 pattern-linked to program No.1
Program No.1
Program No.2
Time
Time
Time
Program No.1 Program No.2