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Created by: Homeroid_BL at: 6/20/2014 1:26 PM (8 Replies)

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6/20/2014 1:26 PM	Rate (0)
Homeroid_BL Posts: 211 Rating: (6)	Hi all! Is there any way to simply copy structure (of bits) to a BYTE or a WORD or a DWORD? (Screenshot attached) Thanks! Attachment Forum 00.jpg (1896 Downloads)
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0_Einstein Diamond Expert Joined: 7/7/2010 Last visit: 12/11/2024 Posts: 15491 Rating: (2456)	Homeroid_BL Hi all! Is there any way to simply copy structure (of bits) to a BYTE or a WORD or a DWORD? (Screenshot attached) Thanks! Take a look at this thread - second post: /tf/WW/en/Posts/75807#top The use of the AT overlay allows you to have your structure as the IN of an FB, and the byte/word/dword as the OUT of your FB -- and the other way around too.
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William_B Posts: 5225 Rating: (1197)	Which PLC? Which TIA version? Which TIA license? S7-300 and S7-400 also allows direct access (please indicate if that is what you need). For S7-1200 and S7-1500 you have.. * overlay with AT * slicing huggy_d1 already supplied some help on the overlay. Slicing.. MyVar as DINT You have access to this variable as.. * #MyVar.................................... x1 double * #MyVar.W0 / #MyVar.W1............x2 words * #MyVar.B0.. #MyVar.B3............. x4 bytes * #MyVar.X0.. #MyVar.31.............. x32 bits Helpful? w
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6/20/2014 2:37 PM	Rate (0)
Homeroid_BL Posts: 211 Rating: (6)	Tried, not possible. Thanks anyway!
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William_B Posts: 5225 Rating: (1197)	Homeroid_BL Tried, not possible. Thanks anyway! Sorry.. what did you try? What is suggested (slicing or AT) is to have an overlap. Almost as if you have * MD100 * MW100 .. MW102 * MB100 .. MB103 * M100.0 .. M103.7 If you want to have MD100 >> "MD104" so you can use MW104 and MW106 then that is different. Is that what you want? You will have to write coding for it. Such code block is somewhere in this forum. What PLC are you using? If it is not a S7-1200, then other methods are possible. w
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0_Einstein Diamond Expert Joined: 7/7/2010 Last visit: 12/11/2024 Posts: 15491 Rating: (2456)	Homeroid_BL Tried, not possible. Thanks anyway! It is possible because I have done it. It matters where you put the AT. You may have to delete and then add the structure again. When I add the AT overlay, I have the structure collapsed, then add the byte/word/dword (it must be the same size or smaller than the structure. For the datatype, enter AT and press enter. The AT shifts to the left and then you add the correct datatype. Let's say your structure is 8 bools. (\|>collapsed) Bits8 : structure Insert row above next item in interface ByteOfBits8 : AT <enter> now enter in BYTE as datatype This works in FB, not FC (except as TEMP) Check the documentation for where the AT overlay works for your PLC family and choose the one that suits your needs.
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Homeroid_BL Posts: 211 Rating: (6)	huggy_d1, you mean that in output byte, bits 0 and 1 will have the values of inputs of structure (IN_Struct) Bit_00 and Bit:01? How so? Structure occupies 16 bits (2 bytes). Maybe Bit_08 and Bit_09 of structure will match bits 0 and 1 od OutByte? Attachment Forum 01.jpg (2113 Downloads)
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6/20/2014 4:16 PM	Rate (0)
0_Einstein Diamond Expert Joined: 7/7/2010 Last visit: 12/11/2024 Posts: 15491 Rating: (2456)	Homeroid_BL huggy_d1, you mean that in output byte, bits 0 and 1 will have the values of inputs of structure (IN_Struct) Bit_00 and Bit:01? How so? Structure occupies 16 bits (2 bytes). Maybe Bit_08 and Bit_09 of structure will match bits 0 and 1 od OutByte? You are on the right track. Add your remaining 14 bits to the structure, and change your AT tag's datatype to word.
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6/20/2014 4:23 PM	Rate (0)
Homeroid_BL Posts: 211 Rating: (6)	Works in simulator, thanks! :) Attachment Forum 02.jpg (2200 Downloads)
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