Properties Dialog Box for FBD, LD, IL, or ST Sections

Structure of the properties dialog box

The properties dialog box consists of four or five tabs depending on the platform of the project:

General

Enter the name, the programming language and the type of access protection of the section in this tab.
Localization

You can enter the functional module of the section in this tab.
Condition

You can enter a Boolean variable which can enable/disable the section in this tab.
Remote IO

This tab is only available for Quantum projects.

Assign a read RIO drop and a write RIO drop to the section in this tab.

Assigning drops will remove them from the TASK I/O update routine and will be managed from the section.

When disabling a section by a condition, the read and write of the assigned drops are still active.
Comment

You can enter a comment in this tab.

Elements of the General tab:

Element	Description
Name	Enter the name of the section in this text box. The section name must be unique in the entire project and conform to the general naming conventions.
Language	Select the programming language of the section from this list box. Note: The programming language can only be defined for new sections. The programming language cannot be changed for existing sections.
Protection	Select the type of access protection from this list box. None No protection Read-Only Write protection No read & write Read and write protection See also Program Unit, Section and Subroutine Protection.
OK	Use this command button to accept the entries and close the properties dialog box.
Apply	Use this command button to accept the entries without closing the properties dialog box.

Elements of the Localization tab:

Element	Description
Task	The task of the section is displayed in this field.
Functional module	Select the functional module to which the section is to be allocated to in this list box. For detail, refer to chapter Functional Modules.
OK	Use this command button to accept the entries and close the properties dialog box.
Apply	Use this command button to accept the entries without closing the properties dialog box.

Elements of the Condition tab:

Element	Description
Variable	You can enter Boolean variables which can conditionally enable/disable the section in this tab. In this area, you can enter the following: Name You can directly enter the name of the variable/address or paste it from the clipboard. Use the command button ... to open an instance selection dialog box. Comment The comments about the selected variables are displayed in this text box.
Can be forced	This check box indicates whether the selected variable can be forced or not.
OK	Use this command button to accept the entries and close the properties dialog box.
Apply	Use this command button to accept the entries without closing the properties dialog box.

Elements of the Remote IO tab:

Element	Description
Remote drop	Select the remote drop to read/write from this list box. Already configured drops are displayed in black; non-configured in red. See also section Executing Quantum sections with distributed inputs/outputs in the Reference manual.
Read >	Use this button to accept the selected drop as the drop to read. I.e. when processing starts on the current section, the inputs for this drop are read.
Write >	Use this button to accept the selected drop as the drop to write. I.e. when processing ends on the current section, the outputs for this drop are written.
Delete	Use this command button to reset the selected read/write drops.
OK	Use this command button to accept the entries and close the properties dialog box.
Apply	Use this command button to accept the entries without closing the properties dialog box.

Elements of the Comment tab:

Element	Description
Text box	A comment about the section can be entered in this text box.
OK	Use this command button to accept the entries and close the properties dialog box.
Apply	Use this command button to accept the entries without closing the properties dialog box.