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Tasks for a Sample Mixing Tank Application

Figure 4-2 shows the diagram for a mixing tank. This mixing tank can be used for different
applications, such as for making different colors of paint. In this application, two pipelines
enter the top of the tank; these supply two different ingredients. A single pipeline at the
bottom of the tank transports the finished mixture. The sample program controls the filling
operation, monitors the tank level, and controls a mixing and heating cycle. The following
tasks describe the process:
Step 1:

Fill the tank with Ingredient 1.

Step 2:

Fill the tank with Ingredient 2.

Step 3:

Monitor the tank level for closure of the high-level switch.

Step 4:

Maintain the pump status if the start switch opens.

Step 5:

Start the mix-and-heat cycle.

Step 6:

Turn on the mixer motor and steam valve.

Step 7:

Drain the mixing tank.

Step 8:

Count each cycle.

Pump 1 Controls

Pump 2 Controls

Pump_2
Q0.1

Pump_1
Q0.0

Start_1
I0.0

Start_2
I0.1

Stop_1
I0.2

Stop_2
I0.3

High_Level
I0.4

Steam_Valve
Low_Level
I0.5
Mixer_Motor Q0.2

Drain_Valve
Q0.4

Figure 4-2

Q0.3

Drain_Pump
Q0.5

Program Example: Mixing Tank

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Sample Program in Statement List (STL) and Ladder Logic

You can enter the sample program in either statement list (STL) or ladder representation.
Table 4-1 provides the STL version of the sample program, and Figure 4-3 shows the same
sample program in ladder. Sections 4.2 to 4.4 guide you through the tasks required to enter
this program in ladder.

Table 4-1

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Sample Program in Statement List

STL

Description

NETWORK 1
LD
Start_1
O
Pump_1
A
Stop_1
AN
High_Level
=
Pump_1

//Fill the tank with Ingredient 1.

NETWORK 2
LD
Start_2
O
Pump_2
A
Stop_2
AN
High_Level
=
Pump_2

//Fill the tank with Ingredient 2.

NETWORK 3
LD
High_Level
S
Hi_Lev_Reached, 1

//Set memory bit if high level is reached.

NETWORK 4
LD
Hi_Lev_Reached
TON
Mix_Timer, +100

//Start timer if high level is reached.

NETWORK 5
LDN
Mix_Timer
A
Hi_Lev_Reached
=
Mixer_Motor
=
Steam_Valve

//Turn on the mixer motor.

NETWORK 6
LD
Mix_Timer
AN
Low_Level
=
Drain_Valve
=
Drain_Pump

//Drain the mixing tank.

NETWORK 7
LD
Low_Level
A
Mix_Timer
LD
Reset
CTU
Cycle_Counter, +12

//Count each cycle.

NETWORK 8
LD
Low_Level
A
Mix_Timer
R
Hi_Lev_Reached, 1

//Reset memory bit if low level or time-out.

NETWORK 9
MEND

//End the main program.

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Network 1

Fill the tank with Ingredient 1.

Start_1

Stop_1

High_Level

Pump_1

Pump_1

Network 2

Fill the tank with Ingredient 2.

Start_2

Stop_2

High_Level

Pump_2

Pump_2

Network 3

Set memory bit if high level is reached.

High_Level

Hi_Lev_Reached
S
1

Network 4

Start timer if high level is reached.

Hi_Lev_Reached

Mix_Timer

TON

IN

+100
Network 5
Mix_Timer

PT

Turn on the mixer motor.

Hi_Lev_Reached

Mixer_Motor

Steam_Valve
Network 6
Mix_Timer

Drain the mixing tank.

Low_Level

Drain_Valve

Drain_Pump
Network 7
Low_Level

Count each cycle.

Mix_Timer

Cycle_Counter

CTU

CU
Reset
R
+12
Network 8
Low_Level

PV

Reset memory bit if low level or time-out.

Mix_Timer

Hi_Lev_Reached
R
1

Network 9

End the main program.

END

Figure 4-3

Sample Program in Ladder Logic

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4.2

Task: Create a Project

Creating a New Project

When you create or open a project, STEP 7-Micro/WIN starts the Ladder or STL Editor
(OB1), and depending on your selected preference, the Data Block Editor (DB1), the Status
Chart, and the Symbol Table.
To create a new project, select the menu command Project
or click the New Project toolbar button.

New..., as shown in Figure 4-4,

The CPU Type dialog box is displayed. Select your CPU type from the drop-down list box.

Project
Project Edit View CPU Debug Tools Setup Window Help
New...
Ctrl+N
Open...

Ctrl+O
CPU Type
1 c:\microwin\project1.prj
Select or read the CPU type from your PLC if you would like the software to
2 c:\microwin\project2.prj
limit the available options to only those supported by a specific CPU.
3 c:\microwin\project3.prj
Exit

CPU Type: CPU 212

Read CPU Type

Communications...

OK

Figure 4-4

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Naming the Sample Project

You can name your project at any time; for this example, refer to Figure 4-5 and follow these
steps to name the project:
Save As... .

1.

Select the menu command Project

2.

In the File Name field, type the following: project1.prj

3.

Click the Save button.

Project
Project Edit View CPU Debug Tools Setup Window Help
New...
Ctrl+N
Open...

Ctrl+O

Close
Save All

Ctrl+S
Save
As Project

Save As...

Save in:

Import
Export

Projects

sample.prj

Upload...

Ctrl+U

Download...

Ctrl+D

Enter project
name here.

Page Setup...
Print Preview...

project1.prj

Print...

File
name:
Ctrl+P

Print Setup...

Save as type: Project

Exit

Figure 4-5

Save
Cancel
Help

Naming the Sample Project

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4.3

Task: Create a Symbol Table

Opening the Symbol Table Editor

To define the set of symbol names used to represent absolute addresses in the sample
program, open the Symbol Table editor. Double-click the icon, or click the Restore or
Maximize button on the icon (in Windows 95). You can also select the menu command
View Symbol Table.
Entering the Symbol Names
Figure 4-6 shows the list of symbol names and the corresponding addresses for the sample
program. To enter the symbol names, follow these steps:
1.

Select the first cell in the Symbol Name column, and type the following: Start_1

2.

Press ENTER to move the focus to the first cell in the Address column. Type the address
I0.0 and press ENTER. The focus moves to the cell in the Comment column.
(Comments are optional, but they are a useful way to document the elements in your
program.)

3.

Press ENTER to start the next symbol row, and repeat these steps for each of the
remaining symbol names and addresses.

4.

Use the menu command Project

Save All to save your Symbol Table.

Symbol Table - c:\microwin\project1.sym

Symbol Name

Address

Comment

Start_1

I0.0

Start switch for Paint Ingredient 1

Start_2

I0.1

Start switch for Paint Ingredient 2

Stop_1

I0.2

Stop switch for Paint Ingredient 1

Stop_2

I0.3

Stop switch for Paint Ingredient 2

High_Level

I0.4

Limit switch for maximum level in tank

Low_Level

I0.5

Limit switch for minimum level in tank

Reset

I0.7

Reset control for counter

Pump_1

Q0.0

Pump for Paint Ingredient 1

Pump_2

Q0.1

Pump for Paint Ingredient 2

Mixer_Motor

Q0.2

Motor for the tank mixer

Steam_Valve

Q0.3

Steam to heat mixture in tank

Drain_Valve

Q0.4

Valve to allow mixture to drain

Drain_Pump

Q0.5

Pump to drain mixture out of tank

Hi_Lev_Reached

M0.1

Memory bit

Mix_Timer

T37

Timer to control mixing/heating mixture

Cycle_Counter

C30

Counts total mix & heat cyles completed

Figure 4-6

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Programming with Symbolic Addresses

Before you start entering your program, make sure the ladder view is set for symbolic
addressing. Use the menu command View Symbolic Addressing and look for a check
mark next to the menu item, which indicates that symbolic addressing is enabled.

Note
Symbol names are case-sensitive. The name you enter must match exactly the uppercase
and lowercase characters entered in the symbol table. If there is any mismatch, the cursor
stays on the element and the message Invalid parameter appears in the status bar at the
bottom of the main window.

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4.4

Task: Enter the Program in Ladder Logic

Opening the Ladder Editor

To access the Ladder Editor, double-click the icon at the bottom of the main window.
Figure 4-7 shows some of the basic tools in the Ladder Editor.

Ladder Editor - c:\microwin\project1.ob1

Contacts

Normally Open

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F10

Network 1
Family
listing

Instruction
listing

Vertical and
horizontal line
buttons

Normally open
contact button
Normally closed
contact button

Output coil button

Ladder Editor cursor

Figure 4-7

Some of the Basic Ladder Editor Tools

Instruction Toolbar in the Ladder Editor

You can also select View
See Figure 4-8.

Instruction Toolbar to display the Ladder Instruction Toolbar.

Ladder Editor - c:\microwin\project1.ob1

Contacts

F2

Normally Open

Network 1

/
I
/I

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F10

NETWORK TITLE (single line)

I0.0

NOT
P
N

Figure 4-8

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Instruction Toolbar
for the Ladder Editor

Some of the Basic Ladder Editor Tools

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Entering the First Network Element

Follow these steps to enter the first network of the sample program:
1.

Double click on or near the numbered network label to access the Title field in the
Comment Editor. Type the comment shown in Figure 4-9, and click OK.

2.

Press the down arrow key. The ladder cursor moves down to the first column position on
the left.

3.

Select the normally open by selecting Contacts from the family listing and then
selecting Normally Open from the instruction listing.

4.

Press ENTER, and a normally open contact appears with the name Start_1 highlighted
above it.
(Every time you enter a contact, the software displays the default address of I0.0, which
in this example is defined as Start_1 in the Symbol Table.)

5.

Start_1 is the first element required for Network 1. Press ENTER to confirm the first
element and its symbol name. The ladder cursor moves to the second column position.

Contacts

F2

Network 1

Normally Open

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F10

Fill the tank with Paint Ingredient 1 and monitor tank.

Start_1

Enter the network

comment in the title
field. Click OK.

Press ENTER to
place element.

Figure 4-9

Entering the Network Comment and the First Ladder Element

Follow these steps to enter the remaining contacts of the first network:
1.

Press ENTER to enter the second element. A normally open contact appears with the
default symbol name Start_1 highlighted above it.

2.

Type Stop_1 and press ENTER. The cursor moves to the next column.

3.

Click the normally closed contact button (F5). A closed contact appears with the default
symbol name Start_1 highlighted above it.

4.

Type High_Level and press ENTER.

The ladder network should look like the one shown in Figure 4-10.

Contacts

F2

Network 1
Start_1

Figure 4-10

Normally Closed

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F10

Fill the tank with Paint Ingredient 1 and monitor tank.

Stop_1

High_Level

Click normally closed

contact button.

Entering the Next Ladder Element

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The ladder cursor is now positioned to the right of the normally closed High_Level input.
Refer to Figure 4-11 and follow these steps to complete the first network:
1.

Click the coil button (F6) and move the mouse cursor inside the ladder cursor and click.
A coil appears with the name Pump_1 highlighted above it. (Each coil that you enter is
given the default address of Q0.0, which in this case has been defined as Pump_1 in the
symbol table.)

2.

Press ENTER to confirm the coil and its symbol name.

3.

Use the mouse or press the left arrow key to move the cursor back to the first element of
the current network.

4.

Click the vertical line button (F7) to draw a vertical line between the first and second
contacts.

5.

Click the normally open contact button (F4) on the toolbar, and press ENTER. A contact
with the name Start_1 appears.

6.

Type Pump_1 and press ENTER.

The first network is now complete.

Output Coils
Network 1
Start_1

F2

Output

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F10

Fill the tank with Paint Ingredient 1 and monitor tank.

Stop_1

High_Level

Pump_1

Coil button
Vertical line
button

Pump_1

Type symbol
name here.

Figure 4-11

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Entering the Second Network

Follow these steps to enter the second network of the sample program:
1.

Use the mouse or press the down arrow key to move the cursor to Network 2.

2.

In the network comment field, type the comment shown in Figure 4-12. (Since the
comment for Network 2 is nearly identical to the one for Network 1, you can also select
and copy the text from Network 1 and paste it into the comment field for Network 2, then
change the paint ingredient number to 2.)

3.

Repeat the steps you used to enter the elements of Network 1, using the symbol names
shown in Figure 4-12.

4.

After you finish Network 2, move the cursor down to Network 3.

Contacts

F2

Network 2

Normally Open

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F10

Fill the tank with Paint Ingredient 2 and monitor tank.

Start_2

Stop_2

High_Level

Pump_2

Pump_2

Figure 4-12

Entering the Second Network

Entering the Remaining Networks

From this point on, you can follow the same general procedures that you have used up to
now to enter the remaining networks. Refer to Figure 4-3 for the remaining networks.
Compiling the Program
After completing the sample program, check the syntax by selecting the menu command
CPU Compile or by clicking the Compile button.
If you have entered all the networks correctly as shown in the sample program, you get a
Compile Successful message that also includes information on the number of networks and
the amount of memory used by the program. Otherwise, the Compile message indicates
which networks contain errors.
Saving the Sample Program
You can save your project by selecting the menu command Project Save All or by clicking
This action saves all the components of your sample project.
the Save All button.

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4.5

Task: Create a Status Chart

Building Your Status Chart

To monitor the status of selected elements in the sample program, you create a Status Chart
that contains the elements that you want to monitor while running the program. To access the
Status Chart editor, double-click the icon at the bottom of the main window. Then enter the
elements for the sample program by following these steps:
1.

Select the first cell in the Address column, and type the following: Start_1

2.

Press ENTER to confirm your entry. This element type can only be displayed in bit format
(either 1 or 0), so you cannot change the format type.

3.

Select the next row, and repeat these steps for each of the remaining elements, as
shown in Figure 4-13.
When an Address cell is in focus and the row below is empty, pressing ENTER
automatically increments the address for each additional row. Refer to the online Help for
more information about using the Status Chart.
You can use the menu command Edit Insert Row (or the INSERT or INS key) to insert a
blank row above the row containing the cursor.

4.

The timer T37 and the counter C30 can each be displayed in other formats. With the
focus in the Format column cell, press the SPACEBAR to cycle through the formats that
are valid for these element types. For this example, select Signed for the timer and
counter.

Save your Status Chart by selecting the menu command Project

the Save All button.

Save All or by clicking

Status Chart

Address
Start_1
Start_2
Stop_1
Stop_2
High_Level
Low_Level
Reset
Pump_1
Pump_2
Mixer_Motor
Steam_Valve
Drain_Valve
Drain_Pump
Hi_Lev_Reached
Mix_Timer
Cycle_Counter

Figure 4-13

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Format
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Signed
Signed

Current Value
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
+0
+0

Change Value

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4.6

Task: Download and Monitor the Sample Program

Next you must download your program to the CPU and place the CPU in RUN mode. You
can then use the Debug features to monitor or debug the operation of your program.

Downloading the Project to the CPU

Before you can download the program to the CPU, the CPU must be in STOP mode. Follow
these steps to select STOP mode and to download the program:
1.

Set the CPU mode switch (which is located under the access cover of the CPU module)
to TERM or STOP.

2.

Select the menu command CPU

Stop or click the Stop button

in the main

window.
3.

Answer Yes to confirm the action.

4.

Select the menu command Project

main window:

5.

The Download dialog box allows you to specify the project components you want to
download. Press ENTER or click OK.

Download... or click the Download button in the

An information message tells you whether or not the download operation was successful.

Note
STEP 7-Micro/WIN does not verify that your program uses memory or I/O addresses that
are valid for the specific CPU. If you attempt to download a program that uses addresses
beyond the range of the CPU or program instructions that are not supported by the CPU,
the CPU rejects the attempt to download the program and displays an error message.
You must ensure that all memory locations, I/O addresses, and instructions used by your
program are valid for the CPU you are using.

Changing the CPU to RUN Mode

If the download was successful, you can now place the CPU in RUN mode.
Run or click the Run button

1.

Select the menu command CPU

2.

Answer Yes to confirm the action.

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Monitoring Ladder Status

Ladder status shows the current state of events in your program. Reopen the Ladder Editor
window, if necessary, and select the menu command Debug Ladder Status On.
If you have an input simulator connected to the input terminals on your CPU, you can turn on
switches to see power flow and logic execution. For example, if you turn on switches I0.0
and I0.2, and the switch for I0.4 (High_Level) is off, the power flow for Network 1 is
complete. The network looks like the one shown in Figure 4-14.

STEP 7-Micro/WIN - c:\microwin\house.prj

Project Edit View CPU Debug Tools Setup Window Help

Contacts

F2

Network 1
Start_1

Execute Scans...
Ladder Status On
Normally Open

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F10

Fill the tank with Paint Ingredient 1 and monitor the tank.
Stop_1

High_Level

Pump_1

Pump_1

Figure 4-14

Monitoring Status of the First Network

If your STEP 7-Micro/WIN program does not match the CPU program, you are notified by the
warning screen shown in Figure 4-15. You are then asked to either compare the program to
the CPU, continue this operation, or cancel the operation.

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Contacts

Timestamp Mismatch
F2

Normally Open

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F10

The STEP 7-Micro/WIN project timestamps are not the same as the CPU
timestamps. This indicates that the project has been changed.
!
Network 1 ContinuingFill
tank with
1 and
monitor
the tank.
thisthe
operation
mayPaint
result Ingredient
in unpredictable
program
behavior.

Start_1

Created:

From Project
Stop_1
High_Level
10/31/97 - 11:59:36 AM
10/31/97 - 11:59:37 AM

From CPU
Pump_1

12/31/83 - 11:00:00 PM
12/31/83 - 11:00:00 PM

Pump_1Compare
Continue

Figure 4-15

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Timestamp Mismatch Warning Screen

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Viewing the Current Status of Program Elements

You can use the Status Chart to monitor or modify the current values of any I/O points or
memory locations. Reopen the Chart window, if necessary, and select the menu command
Debug Chart Status On, as shown in Figure 4-16. As you switch inputs on or off with the
CPU in RUN mode, the Status Chart shows the current status of each element.

! To view the current PLC value of the elements in your program, click the Single Read
button

or the Continuous Read button

in the Status Chart window.

! To stop the reading of status, click the Continuous Read button

in the Status Chart

window.

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Execute Scans...
Single Read
Status Chart

Write
Chart Status On

Address
Start_1
Start_2
Stop_1
Stop_2
High_Level
Low_Level
Reset
Pump_1
Pump_2
Mixer_Motor
Steam_Valve
Drain_Valve
Drain_Pump
Hi_Lev_Reached
Mix_Timer
Cycle_Counter

Figure 4-16

Format
Mark Forced
Bit
Unmark Forced
Bit
Force Value
Bit
Bit
Unforce Value
Bit
Read All Forced
Bit
Unforce All
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Signed
Signed

Current Value
2#1
2#0
2#1
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#1
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
+0
+0

Change Value

Monitoring the Status Chart of the Sample Program

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