4 PLC configuration
4.1 Task configuration
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4.1.1 Creating a cyclical task
▶ In the project's configuration tree, select the "Device (XC-303)" device ->
"PLC Logic" -> "Application".
▶ Select "Task configuration" in the configuration tree.
▶ Select the "Add object" and "Task" options in the context menu.
▶ Enter in the Name field a name such as “Basic”.
▶ Set the task in the dialog as in Figure 49.
Define the program call
With the program call you define which program is to be called with the task
“Basic”.
▶ Right-click on the icon for the "Basic" task you created previously and
select the "Add object" ->"Program call" option in the context menu.
▶ Enter "Basic_prog" as a name into the "Add call" pane.
▶ Confirm the program name with "Add."
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Figure 49: Configuring the cyclical task with a program call
Writing a program
▶ Open the editor for the "Basic_prog" POU by double-clicking on it.
▶ You can now enter a program. In the program example the variable
“bCount” is incremented.
If the count = 20, global tag a will be set to TRUE.