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InfoPLC Net S17-SCL

This document provides an overview and introduction to Structured Control Language (SCL) in TIA Portal with Siemens S7-1200/1500 PLCs. It discusses the SCL editor, creating simple SCL blocks, debugging SCL code, data types, program control structures, and math/string/array operations. The presentation includes live demos of embedding SCL in ladder logic and using SCL for array processing.

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188 views17 pages

InfoPLC Net S17-SCL

This document provides an overview and introduction to Structured Control Language (SCL) in TIA Portal with Siemens S7-1200/1500 PLCs. It discusses the SCL editor, creating simple SCL blocks, debugging SCL code, data types, program control structures, and math/string/array operations. The presentation includes live demos of embedding SCL in ladder logic and using SCL for array processing.

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10/2/2019

Siemens
Intro to Structured Control Language (SCL)
in TIA Portal with S7-1200/1500

Kelly Anton | 10-24-2019

Agenda

• Brief Overview of SCL


• SCL Editor
• Create simple SCL block
• Debugging SCL
• Data types
• Program Control
• Math, Strings and Arrays
• Live Demos

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SCL (Structured Control Language) - Defined

• High-level programming language based on PASCAL


• Text based language

SCL – Common Uses

• Math
• String Operations
• Array Operations
• Communication
• Program Flow

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SCL – Options > Settings (Editor Settings)


• General > Script/text editors Font size

• PLC programming > SCL (Structured Control Language)

SCL – FC/FB Blocks

• Add New SCL FC/FB Block

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SCL – FC/FB Block Parameters

• Create parameters in interface area just like LAD


• Step 7 5.x parameters
in code. Easier in TIA.

SCL – FC/FB Block Parameters New Option with V15.1


• Interface area setting for Table view or Textual view
• Options > Settings > PLC Programming > SCL > Interface

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SCL - Calling FC’s and FB’s

• Call FC/FB from LAD

• Call FC from SCL

• Call FB from SCL

SCL – SCL Network Embedded in Ladder (LAD)

• Insert SCL Network in LAD…

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SCL – General Rules

• Instructions can span several lines


• Each instruction ends with a semicolon ;
• Not case sensitive

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SCL – Comments

• Document your code


• Comments do not affect program execution

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SCL – Regions

• Used for readability of code

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SCL – Built-in functions

• Ctrl + Space brings up a list of functions & tags


• Use Instructions tab and drag into code
• Start typing … to use intellisense

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SCL – Surround with

• Quickly wrap selected lines of code with statement

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SCL – Debugging Syntax Errors

• Missing ; at end of statement


• Used = instead of := for assignment
• Start with first error because it could be causing other errors

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SCL – Debugging Logic Errors

• Syntactically correct, but logic is incorrect


• Monitor all logic or monitor from selected line on
• Use Watch Tables

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SCL – Debugging Logic with Breakpoints

• As of V15 the following CPU’s support breakpoints


– S7300/400 and S7-1500 (firmware 2.5 or later)
• Single step
• Run to cursor

• Breakpoint
not allowed.

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SCL – Data types and conversion

• Implicit conversion will take place or use CONVERT

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SCL – Typed and non-typed constants

• Implicit conversion will take place


• It is best to type the constants, eliminates yellow warnings
– INT#, DINT#, REAL# etc.

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SCL – Result data Type of Arithmetic functions


• Two fixed-point numbers with sign, result receives larger type
– INT + DINT = DINT

• Two fixed-point numbers without sign, result receives larger type


– USINT + UDINT = UDINT

• One fixed-point number with sign and the other does not, result receives next larger type with
sign
– SINT + USINT = INT

• One fixed-point number and floating point, result receives floating point type
– INT + REAL = REAL

• Two floating-point types, result receives larger floating point type


– REAL + LREAL = LREAL

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SCL – Arithmetic, Logical and Relational expressions

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SCL – Program Control with If … Then …

• Basic Instructions – Drag into SCL code

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SCL – Program Control with CASE … OF …

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SCL – Program Control with For, While and Repeat loops

Tip: Enable Monitor Loops

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SCL – Program Control with For, While and Repeat loops

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SCL – Program Control with For, While and Repeat loops

• CONTINUE
– Finishes current execution of FOR, WHILE, or REPEAT loop
– Skips remaining lines and jumps to loop check condition
• EXIT
– Leaves a FOR, WHILE, or REPEAT at any point in loop
– Skips remaining lines while exiting loop

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SCL – Math compared to CALCULATE LAD Block

• CALCULATE block uses INx parameters in expressions


• SCL expression uses actual tag names including constants
• SCL easier to read

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SCL – String processing

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SCL – Array Processing

• Array defined in DB

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SCL – Editing Tips with Smart Editor


• SCL Editor is more than a simple text editor, watch for colors

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Live Demos

• Embed SCL in LAD Block


• Create SCL Block
• Array Processing
• Breakpoints

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SCL - Resources
• Structured Control Language (SCL V4, V5.0) for S7-300/S7-400 Programming

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/1137188

• S7-SCL V5.3 for S7-300/400 Getting Started

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/18735131

• STEP 7 Basic/Professional V15.1 and SIMATIC WinCC V15.1 System Manual

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/109755202

• Berger Book- Automating with SIMATIC S7-1500

SCL Chapter

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