Function Block — Calling Functions or Methods with External Implementation A runtime system can include the implementation of a function block, function, or method (for example, from a library). If yo

Using Library POUs Libraries are collections of objects that you can link to your application. You can use the objects contained in libraries in exactly the same way as objects that you have defined i

Programmatic Access to I/Os CODESYS provides the following features for mapping project variables to input, output, and memory addresses: Assignment of project variables to input, output and memory ad

AT Declaration In the variables declaration, the code AT assigns a project variable to a specific input address, output address, or memory address of the PLC that is configured in the device tree. You

Checking Syntax and Analyzing Code CODESYS provides useful functions for detecting errors and helping you to create programs. The syntax check marks errors and outputs them to the message view as earl

Checking Syntax When you input code, the precompile in CODESYS already runs some basic checks. Then, wavy underlines appear under buggy code in the editor and an error message is printed to the messag

Analyzing Code Statically You can also let your source code be analyzed by static analysis ("lint") during the code generation. This determines whether or not your source code complies with the coding

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Using the Cross Reference List to Find Occurrences The occurrences of symbols of a variable, a POU (program, function block, function), or a DUT can be displayed in a "cross reference list". Then you

Saving the Values of a Persistent Variable List to a Recipe Requirement: A project is opened and a persistent variable list with declarations of persistent variables exists under an application object