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Pointe Controller User Guide Appendix C: Ladder Diagram Block Reference
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Configuration Reference
The parameters of this block are described in the following table:
Param Name Config Var Type Description
EN Enable no - The state of the rung (off/on)
received from the left.
ENO Enable
Out
no - The state of the rung (off/on)
passed to the right.
IN1 Input
String 1
req String
Literal
The first input string. Literals must
be enclosed in single quotes (‘ ’).
IN2 Input
String 2
req String
Literal
The second input string. Literals
must be enclosed in single quotes (‘
’).
OUT Output
Value
req signed* The result of comparing the input
strings.
* Any signed (B, W, D) Input, Output, or Memory tag. For more information, see “Defining Input,
Output, Memory tags” on page 114.
C.7.8 Insert sub-string (INS)
When used in a Ladder Diagram, the INS block inserts a sub-string into an input
string (variable or literal) at a specified position and sends the resulting string to
an output.
Select the
tool (from the String Blocks toolbar) and click on a ladder rung to
insert the following block:
Once the block is inserted, you can double-click on it to configure it.
Functional Description
This block always passes the Enable input state (EN) through to the Enable Out
output state (ENO) without change; when EN becomes on, ENO is turned on, and
when EN becomes off, ENO is turned off.