User Guide

Chapter 10 - Create/Edit
PPCL
147
Siemens Industry, Inc.
BACnet Field Panel Web Server User Guide
125-3584
2017-07-31
Using the PPCL Editor
Creating a PPCL Program
CAUTION
Do not use a PPCL program in one field panel to command subpoints that reside in
an FLN device that is connected to a different field panel.
1. Click the PPCL icon from the Create/Edit bar.
 The PPCL Editor window displays.
2. Under Select a Device, expand the tree to locate the field panel, UEC, or PTEC in
which you want to create a PPCL program.
3. Select the desired device.
4. Click the + button at the bottom left of the PPCL Editor window.
 An information box displays.
Field panel or UEC
1. Enter a name for the PPCL Program in the PPCL Name field. A range of 1 to 30
characters is allowed.
2. Choose the PPCL program priority. Be sure to consciously choose the priority, as
changing it after the program is enabled has the consequence that points may
remain set at the program’s original priority. A range of 1 to 16 is allowed, but the
recommended priority is 16.
3. Click Create.
4. In the Navigation Pane, click the PPCL Program name you just created.
 The PPCL Editor window displays a blank programming space.
5. Enter the new lines of PPCL, or copy and paste from existing lines of PPCL, or
import a program from a library. For information about using the PPCL Assist
feature, see the PPCL Assist section.