Easy Electronics xLogic Micro PLC - The Four Golden Rules for Operating Xlogic

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5.4ThefourgoldenrulesforoperatingxLogic
Rule1:Changingtheoperatingmode
● Youcreatethecircuitprograminprogrammingmode.Afterpowerison,andwhenthedisplayshows
"NoProgram",presstheESCkeytoselectprogramming
mode.
● Timerandparametervaluesofanexistingcircuitprogramcanbeeditedbothin
parameterassignmentmodeandinprogrammingmode.DuringparameterassignmentxLogicisinRUN
mode;thatis,itcontinuesexecutingthecircuitprogram(seethetopic"ConfiguringxLogic").Toworkin
programmingmode,youneedtoterminatethecircuitprogrambycallingthe"Stop"command.
● Selectthe'Start'commandonthemainmenutosetRUNmode.
● WhenthesystemisinRUN,youcanreturntoparameterassignmentmodebypressingtheESCkey.
● Whenparameterassignmentmodeisopenandyouwanttoreturntoprogrammingmode,selectthe
"Stop"commandfromtheparameterassignmentmenu,andconfirm"StopPrg"promptwith"Yes".Todo
so,movethecursorto"Yes"andconfirmwithOK.
Rule2:Outputsandinputs
● Alwayscreateyourcircuitprogrambyworkingfromtheoutputtotheinput.
● Youcanconnectanoutputtoseveralinputs,butnotthesameinputtoseveraloutputs.
● Withinthesameprogrampathyoumaynotconnectanoutputtoanupstreaminput.Forsuchinternal
recursionsyoushouldinterconnectflagsoroutputs.
Rule3:Cursorandcursormovement
Thefollowingapplieswhenyoueditacircuitprogram:
● Youcanmovethecursorwhenitappearsintheformofanunderscore: