Inserting network ft:title - STEP 7

Creating FBD programs
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Creating FBD programs
Product
STEP 7
Version
V20
Publication date
11/2024
Language
en-US
Inserting network title

The network title is the header of a network. The length of the network title is limited to one line. You can enter the title manually or set it automatically. When you set it automatically, you can do this for individual networks or use the settings to specify that the network title is always set automatically.

For automatic insertion of the network title, the comment of the operand in one of the following instructions in the network is evaluated:

  • Assignment

  • Set output

  • Reset output

The instruction that is listed first in the network is used.

The network title is only inserted automatically when the following conditions are fulfilled:

  • The network does not have a title yet.

  • The operand of the instruction used for the comment has a comment.

Note

Note the following restrictions for automatic insertion of the network title:

  • The network title is not adapted if you change the comment of the operand at a later time.

  • The network title is not adapted if you change the operand of the instruction.

  • The network title is only set by the writing instructions listed above.

  • If the operand is of the data type array, the comment of the array is used and not the comments of the array elements.

  • Comments of invalid operands are not taken into consideration.

Entering the network title manually

To enter a network title, follow these steps:

  1. Click on the title bar of the network.

  2. Enter the network title.

Setting the network title automatically

To specify that the network titles are always set automatically, follow these steps:

  1. Select the "Settings" command in the "Options" menu.

    The "Settings" window is displayed in the work area.

  2. In the area navigation, select the "PLC programming" group.

  3. Select the "Set network title automatically" check box in the "Additional settings" group.

    The network titles are set automatically as of this time if the conditions listed above are fulfilled.

To set an individual network title automatically, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click "Network <Number of the network>" in the title bar of a network.

  2. Select the "Set network title automatically" command in the shortcut menu.

    The title of the selected network is set based on the comment of the operand if the conditions listed above are fulfilled.