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Section 2 Programming Languages
(5) Action/action qualier
An action is a real program which is assigned to the initial, normal, and termination steps and which is executed on the object to
be controlled. In an action, the programmer can assign a BOOL variable, or a program in IL, ST, LD, or FBD language.
Action qualier
An action qualier species the timing of execution or suppression of an action according to the active or inactive state of the
step. There are nine types of action qualiers.
1) N (non-stored)
The action is repeated while the step is active. (Note)
S001
T001
2) P (Pulse)
The action is executed only once when the step is activated.
S001
T001
CT1
1 task
Notes:
IEC standard stipulates, “Action instruction statement or network must nally be executed at the trailing edge of action
qualier.” Therefore, the action of P qualier is executed twice when the step becomes active.
To make it executed only once, use “action ag” as an interlock.
Example of increment:
ADD
ENACT1.X
1
ENO
INC_DATA
* For more information about action flag, refer to “2-6-3
Automatically generated SFC variables.”