SMAR CD600 Plus - Section 15 Linking Blocks; Creating a Direct Link

Section 15
LINKING BLOCKS
Creating a direct link
A direct link connects blocks from the same configuration loop.
Select the Node tool,
. Note that the mouse cursor changes when placed on the block node.
Click on the block and the Link menu will open. See the following diagram:
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Figure15.1 - Select the Output Parameter
The block menu presents the parameters available for the link and the help button,
, that
opens the Block dialog box and the user can select graphically the output parameter.
See the example below of the AI block with the output 001 selected, signed in blue:
Figure 15.2 - Select the Output Parameter Graphically
Once the output parameter is selected, drag the mouse on the block that will be connected to the
first one and draw the link line, then click on the second block to open the Link menu. See the
following diagram:
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Figure 15.3 - Select the Input Parameter
The Link menu presents the parameters available for the link and the help button,
, that opens
the Block dialog box and the user can select graphically the input parameter. See the example
below the DO block with the input C selected, signed in blue:
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