Easy Electronics xLogic Micro PLC - Chapter 6 Configuring & Programming Software

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Chapter6Configuring&Programmingsoftware
UserswhoarefamiliarwiththelogicboxesofBooleanalgebracanusethexLogicsoft.InfactxLogicsoft
adaptsthefunctionblockprogrammingway.xLogicsoftisavailableasaprogrammingpackageforthe
PC.Thismodeprovidesmanyfeatures,forexample:
l Agraphicinterfaceforofflinecreationofyourcircuitprogrambymeansof
FunctionBlockDiagram(functionchart)
l SimulationofyourcircuitprogramonthePC
l Generatingandprintingofanoverviewchartforthecircuitprogram
l Savingabackupofthecircuitprogramontheharddriveorothermedia
l Easyconfigurationofblocks
l
Transferringthecircuitprogram
– fromthexLogictothePCand
– fromthePCtoxLogic
Onlinetest:DisplayofstatuschangesandprocessvariablesofxLogicinRUNmode:
– StatusofadigitalI/O,shiftregisterbitsandcursorkeys
–
ThevaluesofallanalogI/Os
– Theresultsofallblocks
– Thecurrentvalues(includingthetimes)ofselectedblocks
– Changetheoutput(theinputpinoftheoutputcannotbeconnected)status
viaxLogicsoft
l StartingandstoppingcircuitprogramexecutionviathePC(RUN,STOP).
ThexLogicalternative
Asyoucansee,xLogicsoftrepresentsanalternativetoconventionalengineering
methods:
1. Youstartbydevelopingthecircuitprogramonyourdesktop.
2. Yousimulatethecircuitprogramonyourcomputerandverifyitsfunctions,before
youactuallyimplementitinyoursystem.