How to Make 3-Way Position Switch in TIA

HI,

I learned that still there is no 3-way position switch in TIA's library. 

Is it possible to make 3-way position switch for HMI using attached pics?

Switch should have three states: manual (left), off (vertical) and automatic (right).

milos23

HI,

I learned that still there is no 3-way position switch in TIA's library. 

Is it possible to make 3-way position switch for HMI using attached pics?

Switch should have three states: manual (left), off (vertical) and automatic (right).

 Lay those picturen on top of each othe. Then create a INT tag for visualisation, to select what value is showing what picture. Then on top of the pictures, put a transparent button that will change the value of the INT tag. After that group them together. On the PLC side, you need to make the code to control the behaviour of that object.

Thanks, I saw similar solutions already, but I meant that there could be something more progressive.

Is it possible to make  pushbuttons and switches using custom pictures like mine?

I really don't like design of switches and pushbuttons in TIA's library.

milos23

Thanks, I saw similar solutions already, but I meant that there could be something more progressive.

Is it possible to make  pushbuttons and switches using custom pictures like mine?

I really don't like design of switches and pushbuttons in TIA's library.

 Of course it's possible. You can use custom graphics in a button or you can use the techniques already posted in earlier.

OK, here is SCL FB which works, but there is a problem I can't resolve.

3 positions are set by one pushbutton correctly, but I want it to reset to OFF position  when simulation is finished, or PLC's power supply fail .

The problem is that it remembers the last state it was before I stopped the simulation. Can you fix it to work as expected, please?

Can you explain what means to "move 0 to button state", please?

I think that I confused you, I meant that output state is not reset to OFF when I switch between PLC's online and offline modes. When I close and restart PLCSim output resets to OFF.

Is it possible/necessary at all to reset output to OFF when switching between online and offline modes?

OK, here is archive with video, SCL and TIA V19 3-way position switch. You don't have to spent 2 days dealing with it, as I did.

The only flaw of this program is that switch and the rest of the faceplate don't show-up and disappear synchronously, there could be a small  time lag, but it is not important. The problem was how to control facaplate and its switch visibility at the same time with FB output and HMI tags.

Don't mind the rest of the program, it is unfinished ATS switch.