Step Action
3
● In the Component view in SIMATIC Manager , open the "S7 Program(1)/Charts" folder
in the "fast_Lib" master data library.
● Double-click on the "VALVE1" CFC chart.
The CFC Editor opens.
● Connect the "Ctrl" parameter of the "Valve" block to the "SimPV_In" parameter of the
"FbkOpen" block.
● Double-click on the "Sim_On" parameter on the "FbkOpen" block.
The "Select Structure Element" dialog box opens.
● Double-click the "Value ..." line.
The "Properties - Input/Output" dialog box opens.
● Change the entry in the "Value" input box to 1.
● Click "OK".
The "Properties - Input/Output" dialog box closes.
● Click "Close".
The "Select Structure Element" dialog box closes.
● Connect the "Ctrl"parameter of the "Valve" block to the "SimPV_In" parameter of the
"FbkClose" block.
● Select the "SimPV_In" parameter of the "FbkClose" block. Select the Invert command in
the shortcut menu.
Note:
An inversion of an input signal is represented by a solid circle at the block input.
● Double-click on the "Sim_On" parameter on the "FbkClose" block.
The "Select Structure Element" dialog box opens.
● Double-click the "Value ..." line.
The "Properties - Input/Output" dialog box opens.
● Change the entry in the "Value" input box to "1".
● Click "OK".
The "Properties - Input/Output" dialog box closes.
● Click "Close".
The "Select Structure Element" dialog box closes.
● In the CFC Editor, select the menu command Chart > Close.
Result
The "MOTOR1" and "VALVE1" CFC charts are adapted for the specific project in question.
The "PIDCTRL1" CFC chart is a copy of the "PIDConL_ConPerMon" template of the PCS 7
AP Library Vxx.
Note
MOTOR1 and VALVE1 example
The changes made to the APL templates are marked in red on the screenshots below.
Configuring the process tags and the sequential control
4.2 How to create a project-specific CFC chart
Getting Started (V8.1 with APL)
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