CODESYS CFC The CODESYS CFC is a graphical editor for programming objects in the Continuous Function Chart (CFC) language. The Continuous Function Chart is not a defined language in IEC 61131-3, but a
Overview After CODESYS CFC is installed, the two implementation languages are available in CODESYS : Continuous Function Chart (CFC) and Continuous Function Chart (CFC) - page-oriented. In the Add PO
Functionality Graphical programming of code with elements and connecting lines Dragging instances and variables to the editing area Auto-routing of connecting lines Automatic linking Fixing of connect
Automatic Execution Order by Data Flow The execution order in POUs is uniquely determined in text-based and network-based editors. In the CFC editor, however, you can position the elements freely, so
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Mapping a Hardware Structure in the Device Tree You map the hardware that you control with your application in the Devices view (device tree). To do this, insert device objects into this tree structur
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Configuring Devices and I/O Mapping Configuring devices You can configure the device objects inserted into the device tree in the associated device editor. The possibilities depend on the device descr
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Programming of Applications To create an application program which can be run on the controller, you fill POUs with declarations and implementation code (source code), establish the link from the cont
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Designating Identifiers Identifiers are names of variables and programming objects (for example programs, function blocks, and methods) and names of other objects of the application and project. There
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UTF-8 Encoding Basics Applications in CODESYS can process a wide variety of characters, for example, to output an error message in various languages. Or to display visualizations in a language selecte
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Declaration of Variables Variable declaration: Where and how? You can declare variables at the following locations: Declaration part of a POU The Declare Variable dialog helps you with this. Tip If yo