Introduction

For every Control Expert FFB you can use the Control Expert animation tables during runtime. (Select a function block and use Initialize Animation Table from the context menu. Please refer to Animation Tables.

But since special FFBs of the UnityLL984 Block Library have parameters of array type there will be no detailed information displayed for these parameters.

So for most of the FFBs of the UnityLL984 Block Library the LL984 editor provides another means of animation called Instruction Editor.

NOTE: For the FFBs of the UnityLL984 Block Library that are not supported by the Instruction Editor see table below.

Using the Instruction Editor

To open the Instruction Editor for an FFB during runtime, select the FFB and use Show instruction from the context menu.

Representation

Representation of the Instruction Editor

Items of the Instruction Editor

Item

Description

Table Header

displays <Pin name>:<Variable name>@<Address>

  • pin name of the respective function block node

  • name of the connected variable

Description

describes the elements of the array

Address

displays the address of the array element in case of located variables

In case of unlocated variables this field is empty.

In either case the corresponding data column field can be animated/modified.

Data

displays the actual value of the array element

The value can be edited by clicking this field.

Radix

allows you to select the displayed data type format

Available formats:

  • Binary

  • Decimal

  • Floating Point

  • HexaDecimal

  • BCD

  • ASCII

  • Signed Integer

  • 32 Bit Integer

Changing the Data Type

If for example an element of the table is defined as of type floating point or 32 bit integer, the next element is shown as disabled.

For some elements you can change the predefined data type.

For example showing a decimal also as binary.

Changing from floating point to decimal will enable the next decimal row.

Changing back to floating point will disable the next decimal row.

Bit Information

For certain memory words, bit information is also available.

In this case positioning the mouse over the Data column of such a memory word will show information for the bits, which may be specially useful when Binary is selected as data type format (Radix).

FFBs Not Supported by Instruction Editor

The following FFBs are not supported by the Instruction Editor.

Family

Not Supported FFBs

CONTL_COMM

L9_ID

L9_IE

MISC

L9_LAB

L9_RET