‘SIEMENS Symbolic Addressing eae Esurance! seen ere Contents Page Objectives 2 Absolute and Symboitc Addressing 3 Symooie Adsressing 4 The Symbol Tabie 5 Eat. Find and Replace 6 View: Fier 7 View: Sort 8 Edting Symootsin the LADISTUFBD Eaitor 8 ‘Symbol Information in the LADISTLIFBD Eator 10 ‘Symbol Selection in the LADISTUIFBD Editor ” Symbol Table Export 2 ‘Symoo! Table: Import 3 Exercise 1 Importing @ Symbol Table 4 Lacing Symbols 15 SITRAIN vrango ST-SERV ‘Automaton ana indus! Solutions Page 1 ‘Symbolic AgaressingSIEMENS. | Objectives Upon completion of the chapter the participant wil. know the difference between absolute and symbolic addressing know the difference between local and global symbols know the difference between leading symbols and leading absolute addresses be able to edit @ global symbol table be able to use the Block Ecitor to eait global symbols, SIMATIC S7 SITRAIN Training tor ST-SERV1 Automation ane industia! Solutions Page 2 Symbolic AddressingSIEMENS. Absolute and Symbolic Addressing (rman 24 characters) a loo | 8.0 A 04 A M_FORW" 0205 MOTOR_FOR’ cal Fete Call “COUNT” Symbol Address Data Type | Comment MOTOR_FOR 205 BOOL Motor moves forward count | Fore Fo1s Count botties | SYSTEM_oN 00 BOOL ‘Switch system on | SYSTEM_ON 08.0 BooL Indicator: System is "On" | | [MFoRw 04 BOoL Pushbutton: Motor forward VS ——~ | (trax. 80 characters) SIMATIC S7 Absolute ‘Addressing ‘Symbolic Addressing Bt ane In absolute addressing, you specify the address (such as input | 1.0) directly. In this case you don't need a symbol table, but the program is harder to reac in symbolic addressing, you use symbols (such as MOTOR_ON) instead of the absolute addresses You store the symbols for inputs, outputs, timers, counters, bit memories and blocks in the symbol table SITRAIN Training or Automaton and indutia!Sohitons Page 3 ST-SERV? Symbolic AddressingSIEMENS, Symbolic Addressing DB Components Declaration part ofthe OB | Program Edito | [Where are symbols used? _| Where are they stored? | With what are they created? Global Di ‘Symbol Table ‘Symbol Editor Inputs | + Outputs = Bitmem., timers, counters. = Peripheral 0 | | Local Block Data: Declaration part of the Program Editor = Block parameters block | + local temporary data | Jump Labels | Code section of the Program Editor | | block Block Names: ‘Symbol Table ‘Symbol Editor - 08 2 FB te | * 0B VAT | :uoT SIMATIC S7 Global Symbols Global symo's are declared in the symbol table and can be used in all blocks of a program, ‘The name in the symbol table must be unique, that is, a symbolic name must ‘appear only once in the table. Local Symbols Local symbols are declared in the deciaration part of @ block. They can be used ‘only within that block, ‘The same symbolic name can be used again in the declaration patt of another biock Notes The LAD/STUFED Editor always displays symbols declared in the global ‘symbo! table in quotation marks. Local address symbols (local variables and parameters) are always displayed with a # (hash or pound mark) ‘You don't have to include the quotation marks or the hash mark when you enter symbolic addresses. The program editor automatically adas these for you Abbreviations ~ OB Organization biocks (administration blocks) + FC Functions (are used for program structuring) = FB Function blocks (instantiation) = DB Data blocks (store process data in the $7) - VAT Variable tables (monitoring instrument for process variables) ~ UDT Universal data types (dedicated individual data structures in S7) SITRAIN Training tor ST-SERV? Automaton ang industria! Solutions Page 4 Symbolic AddressingSIEMENS The Symbol! Table SIMATIC S7 BR Sean Opening the Every "S7 program’ has ts own symbol table You can open a symbol table ‘Symbol Table. from the SIMATIC® Manager with a double-click on the "Symbols" icon You can also open the symbol table from the LAD/STLIFBD Esitor using the Options > Symbol Table menu option, Table Structure _in the symbo! table, ¢ line ss created for every variable You can then enter the ‘symbol name, the address, the data type and 2 comment for the variable in the columns A blank jine is automatically added at the end of the table for defining @ new symbol ‘Status" Column —_Invai symbol definitions are marked as follows in this column’ = The symbol name or address is identical to another entry in the symbol table. XX The symbol is incomplete (the symbol name and/or the address is missing) Note ‘As soon as @ symbol table has been created, its avallable to all other tools (such a8 LADISTLIFBD Eaitor, HW-Config, and Monitor/Modity Variables) The “Flag” symbo! in the first column indicates that the address has a particular attribute. You have attributes, for example, > with the direct control of an address = reference to use as communications vatiable ~ reference to use as message variable etc. Please don't use any special characters in the symbol names, SITRAIN Training to: ST-SERV1 ‘Automation and indus Solutions Pages Symbolic AddressingSIEMENS | Edit: Find and Replace SIMATIC S7 Find and Replace A number of options are available for finding and replacing text in the current ‘wancow + Find what Enter the text you are looking for. + Repiace with Enter the replacement text + Etom cursor down ‘Searches downwards to the last line in the symbol table. + From cursor up Searches upwards to the frst line in the symbol table. + Match case Only searches for the specified text with identical use of uppercase and lowercase letters + Find whole words only: Searches for the specified text as a separate word, not as part of a longer wor + All Searches through the whole symbo! table, starting from the cursor position, + Selection Searches only the selected symbol lines Note When looking for addresses, you must insert a wildcard after the address Identifier, otnerwise the adaress cannot be found. There are two wildcards that can be used + Asterisk (*] for no character, or one or more unspecified characters, + Question mark () for one unspecified character xampie: replace all outputs with address 8 with adaress 4 Find what Replace with arse aa SITRAIN Training or ST-SERV1 ‘Automauon and Indust Solitons Page 6 Symbolic AddressingSIEMENS View: Filter | ee ES eet Bor Gens Hebets Heo lL oe kee Co oe SIMATIC S7 View: Filter Examples Only the symbols which meet the active fiter criteria {"symbo! properties") are Gispiayed in the current window ‘You can apply several crteria at once, The following fiter criteria can be linked with one another Name, Address, Data Type, Comment, Operator Control & Monitoring, Communication, Message and Monitoring, Permissible wildcards are * for several characters and ? for one character + Name: M* (Only the names that begin with "MI" and that contain any number of additional characters are displayed in the symbol tabie. + Name: SENSOR_? Only the names that begin with "SENSOR_" and that contain one other character are dispiayed in the symbol table + Address: = Only the inputs are displayed. + Valid, invalia ‘The symbols must be unique, that 's, a symbol or an address must exist only once in the symbol table \¥ a symbol or an address appears more than once, the lines in which it appears are displayed in “Bold”. If your symbol table is long, and you want to find such ambiguous symbols or addresses more quickly, you can display only these ines of the symbo' table by selecting the menu option View > Filter and the attribute vali SITRAIN Tramning for ST-SERV Automaton and industil Solutions Page 7 Symbolic AddressingSIEMENS SIMATIC $7 me game Aitmanssd woes Sort ‘The entries in the symbol table can be displayed in alphabetical order. You use the View > Sort menu option to specify the column to be used 2s the point of reference for sorting in the current window. There is an alternative way to sort 1. Click the column heading "Symbol, Address, Data type or Comment" for sorting in ascending order in this column. Answer "Yes" when prompted 2. Click the column heading once more for sorting in descending order in this column. Answer "Yes" when prompted SITRAIN Tearing or ‘Automation and ngusial Soktions Page 8 ‘Symbolic AddressingSIEMENS, Editing Symbols in the LAD/STL/FBD Editor 2 Die NG) a) cies ol joie fo 2) | Ge Hl allow! [4 ae 5 SS BERR ee ose SIMATIC S7 or Bae Edit Symbols Eait Symbols enables you to assign symbolic names to absolute addresses at a later te. These assigned names are automatically entered into the symbol table. What to do There are two ways to get to the “Edit Symbols" from the LAD,STL.FBD editor + highlight an address field and choose Edit > Symbols . or + Tight mouse click the address field and select Edit Symbols Enter the Symbol name, Data Type and Comment you want to assign to that address and then OK Note If you assign @ name that is already in the symbol table, it will be displayed in 2 different color. Ouplicate names cannot be used in the symbol table SITRAIN Trang tor ST-SERV1 Automation and industal Solutions Page 9 Symbolic AddressingSIEMENS ‘Symbol Information in the LAD/STL/FBD Editor SIMATIC S7 me ya SITRAM neg Addressing Inthe LAD/STLIFBD Editor you can choose to display the addresses in one of the following two ways when you select the View > Display with > Symbolic Representation menu option + Symbolic Addressing or + Absolute Addressing ‘You can dispiay the symbolic and absolute address assignments used in the ‘network along wih their comments by selecting the View > Display with > ‘Symbo! information menu option The assignments are found under the network in LADIFSD and in STL they are found in the statement line ‘Symbol Information in the LAD/STL/FBD Editor settings you can select whether the symbol Information for the addresses is to be displayed directly at the address (see right picture) or at the lower edge of the network (see left picture} Note It you posttion the mouse pointer on an address, a "Toottip" appears with the symbol information for this address, SITRAIN Trang for ST-SERV1 Automaton and indus Solutions Page 10 Symbolic AddressingSIEMENS Symbol Selection in the LAD/STL/FBD Editor a. HEE saisaicacct] | SIMATIC S7 Sei Foon Introduction You can use the View > Display with > Symbol Selection menu option to simply writing a symbolic program When you label the adddress and you enter the first letter of a symbol name, a section of the symbol table pops up that starts with this letter All valid addresses for this block are displayed. These can be all global variables (even those deciared in data blocks), local variables (temporary and static) and the parameters of the affected block SITRAIN traning tor ‘ST-SERV? ‘Automaton and industria! Sokaions Page 11 ‘Symbolic Addressing‘SIEMENS Symbol Table: Export Srct Where do you want to store te table? | A tine se el ime Ramtareg—3 Tnwnich format de you wantta dove | the'abie? ly SIMATIC S7 General The Symbol Table > Export menu option enables you to store symbol tables in different fle formats so that you can work on them with other programs You can ‘select the following fle formats + ASCII Format (*. ASC} Notepad = Word + Data Interchange Format (* DIF) EXCEL + System Data Format (* SOF) ACCESS + Assignment List (* SEQ) - STEP 5 assignment ist SITRAIN Training or ‘Automaton and industial Solutions Page 12 ‘Symbolic Addressing ST-SERV?SIEMENS Symbol Table: Import ioe ie ee He on Se — ol Sele resoy pet here) Neto evince tt 8208 Sd SIMATIC $7 Bh FE ese General The Symbol Table ~ import menu option enables you to import symbol tables that were created with other user programs What to Do 1. Activate the Symbol Table > Import menu option Select the file format in the "import" dialog window ‘You wil find the same formats as for Export. 3. Select the directory path in the "Look in’ lst box 4. Enter the file name in the "File Name” box 5. Click the “Open” button File Types ‘You can impor the following file formats + ASCII Format (*, ASC) + Notepad ~ Word + Data Interchange Format (* DIF) EXCEL + System Data Format (* SDF) ACCESS + Assignment List (* SEQ) 5 assignment lst SITRAIN Tramning tor ST-SERV [utomabon and Inoustsl Sokaions Page 13, Symbolic AddressingSIEMENS Exercise: Creating a Symbol Table for the Conveyor Model Bay 2 BAYS LBt 188 187 ‘oer 608s OBT O84 SIMATIC $7 Task Include the addresses as seen in the slide into the existing symbol table What to Do 1. Inthe SIMATIC Manager select the $7 program called “Demo_1 2. Start the Symbol Editor by double-clicking the symbol table icor 3. Complete the symbol table (see slide) 4. Save your symbol table Ackr, Pushbution (P8) Bay Acker Bushbstion # Ack Pushbuttr nls Prowinvty Swatch fer Bay 1 (iI Pros:mty Satoh ter Bay 7 (IN) Proximity Swati for DEO tm indveatr hgh Ba 1 Indicator ight Bly 2 a2 lruwatcn ight “Bay 3 gH, Humber of Parts OK Contactor fer Casey Contactar for Bell mest RIGHT ie move LEFT 0) pen SITRAIN Tramng ST-SERV? Automaton ordinal Solatons Page 14 Symbolic AagressingSIEMENS, Leading Symbols Absolute Value Address Priority a ae | coerce Address Prionty: | Symbols | ‘Symbol Table ‘id Entry CISystEm = a8.0 New Entry USSystem = 44 eee Se coca foe led Introduction if youwant to change the assignments in the symbol table of an already existing rogram, you can aiso decide whether the absolute address or the symbolic adress has priory Selection In the SIMATIC® Manager, right mouse click the "Blocks" object of an S7 program. Select the Object Properties menu option and then tne "Blocks! tab You can choose between "Absolute Value" of "Symbor" in the "Address priority fee Address Priority: With ths setting, the absolute address of an operand does net cnange if you Absolute Value change the adress assignment in the sympa table later on Address Priority: Symbol In the example above, the output Q8.0 (symbol name "L_SYSTEM") was changed to output Q4 + in the symbol table, With the "Adress Priory Absolute Value" setting, the program continues to use the output Q8 0 With this setting, the absolute address of the operand is changed to the ‘new entry in the symbol table (functionality: “Rewire with Address Priority Symbor’) In the example above, the output 8 0 (symbol name "L_SYSTEM") was ‘changes fo output Q41 in the symbol table. With the "Address Priorty Symbols" setting, the address is changes from 8.0 to Q4.1 throughout the entire program For this, the block with the changed address must be opened of the “Check Block Consistency" function must be used ‘The changed address also keeps its symbol name. That way you can change the absolute addresses in an ex:sting symbolic user program. SITRAIN Trainog for ST-SERV1 Page 15 ‘Symbolic Addressing