Data Blocks in Simatic Step 7 Siemens
Data Blocks in Simatic Step 7 Siemens
Blocks in Simatic Step 7 Siemens
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Data Blocks in Simatic Step 7 Siemens
Data Blocks (DBs) can be used by your program to save data in the CPU. Your hard disk
contains up to 8 Kbytes(8192Bytes) space. There are two types of data blocks. Global
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DBs, where all OBs, FBs and FCs read all saved data or can even write in the DB and
local instance DBs, which are assigned a particular FB. In the DBs, different data types
(e.g. BOOL or WORD) can be saved in arbitrary order. This structuring of a DB follows Search this site... Search
through input in a table with the tool LAD, STL, FBD S7 Block Programming.
In the program structure from STEP 7, data blocks are found as follows: Popular Posts
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Figure 2 Addressing Data elements And Computer (Laptop)
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Before create Data Blocks (DBs), we must understand about addressing Data in Simatic And Windows 7
Step7. Figure 2 show the addressing data elements in Simatic Step7. There is 3
elementary data type:
Bit data Type (Bool, Byte, Word, DWord, Char)
Mathematical data type (Int, Dint, Real)
Time types (s5Time, Time, Date, Time_of_Day)
In the figure 2, 1 box represent 1 Bit memory. 1 Bool have length 1 Bit, and 1 Byte have
length 8 Bit. For more detail you can see in table below
Size in Bit Range and Number Notation
Type
Bool 1 True/False
Byte 8 B#16#0 to B#16#FF
Word 16 W#16#0 to W#16#FFFF
DWord 32 DW#16#0000_0000 to DW#16#FFFF_FFFF
INT 16 32768 to 32767
1 2 3 4
DINT 32 2147483648 to 2147483647
Real 32 Upper Limit +/ 3.402832e+38
Lower Limit +/ 1.175495e38
S5Time 16 S5T#0H_0M_0S_10MS to
S5T#2H_46M_30S_0MS and
S5T#0H_0M_0S_0MS
Time 32 T#24D_20H_31M_23S_648MS
to
T#24D_20H_31M_23S_647MS
Date 16 D#199011 to
D#21681231
Time_Of_Day 32 TOD#0:0:0.0 to
TOD#23:59:59.999
Char 8 A, B, etc.
How to Generate Data Blocks (DBs) in Simatic S7PLCSim
Step 1: Create New Project
Follow Step 1 to Step 3 of the article about Learning PLC Programming With SIMATIC S7
PLCSIM
Start from Step 1: Setup PG/PC Interface, Step 2: Create New Project and Step 3: Add
Station Object
Step 2: Insert S7 Program
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Insert a new S7Program, in INSERT menu select PROGRAM and then S7 PROGRAM
Figure 3 Insert S7 program
Step 3: Insert Data Block
Highlight the folder Block
Figure 4 Folder Block
Insert Data Block, in INSERT menu select S7 Block and then Data Block
Figure 5 Insert Data Block
Enter the number for Data Block in Name and type (in this case I set DB1), choose Shared
DB so DB can accessed by another program. For Symbolic Name and Symbolic
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Comment is optional. Accept with OK
Figure 6 Data Block
Step 4: Create Data variable
Open the data block DB1 with double click or open object.
Figure 7 Data Block DB1
The Data Block is generated with a symbol Name. The Type, an Initial value as well as
aComment (optional) are entered.The address is automatically generated and cannot be
altered. In Data
Figure 8 Program Block for Data Block
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Fill the Data Block like figure below, Click save for save all changes.
Figure 9 Data Block
Step 5: Store data into Data Block
Now we create program to write data to Data Block, in simatic manager double click on
OB1. When Properties – Organization Block Window open choose LAD in Created in
Language. Click OK.
Figure 10 Open program Block
Figure 11 Organization Block Properties
Expand folder counter in library, select S_CU function and drag to, main window.
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Figure 12 Insert S_CU Function
Figure 13 Insert S_CU Function
Function Description
Data Type Memory Area Description
Parameter
C no Counter C Counter Identification Number
CU BOOL I,Q,M,L,D Count up input
S BOOL I,Q,M,L,D Set Input for Presetting counter
PV Word I,Q,M,L,D, or Enter Counter value as C#<value> in the
Constant range from 0 to 999
R BOOL I,Q,M,L,D Reset Input
CV Word I,Q,M,L,D Current Counter Value, hexadecimal number
CV_BCD Word I,Q,M,L,D Current Counter Value, BCD coded
Q BOOL I,Q,M,L,D Status of the Counter.
In this case, we will not use all parameter in S_Cu Function. We only use Input counter CU
and Counter Value CV for store data in DB1. Create program like figure below
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Figure 14 Counter Function
Step 6: Simulation
Save and close program object window. Run PLCSim with click on PLCSim icon.
Figure 15 PLCSim
And create input output variable for IB 0 (Input), C 0 (Counter), and DB1.DBW0 (Data
Block).
Figure 16 PLCSim ON
Download program
Figure 17 Download Program
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Run simulation
Figure 18 Run Simulation
Figure 19 Simulation Store data in DB
Set IB 0.0 to 1, and see counter in C 0 count 1 and counter store data into DB1.DBW0. Set
IB 0.0 to 0 and repeat set IB 0.0 to 1 again, see the count in counter increase and store to
DB1.DBW0.
Step 7: Data View Mode in Data Block
Double click on DB1 in Simatic manager, to open DB1 editor
Figure 20 Open DB1
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In VIEW menu select Data View,
Figure 21 Data View
Select Monitor mode
Figure 22 Monitor mode
And check data in DB1 in PLCSim and Program Object Data Block, it must be same.
Figure 23 Data Block Monitor
Download project file click here
Video Demonstration: Data Blocks in Simatic Step 7 Siemens
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