3. Finding Addresses and Function Blocks

Procedure 3. Finding Addresses and Function Blocks

  1. Press F5 FIND. You will see a screen similar to the one shown in Figure 3, " PMC Ladder Search Screen " .

    Figure 3.  PMC Ladder Search Screen

    PMC Ladder Search Screen

  2. Move the cursor to Search Kind, and press ENTER. A pop up window will be displayed with two selections Address and Functional Instruction. Address – Search for address (“R0.0”) Functional Instruction – Search for function blocks (“5” – CTR)

  3. Move the cursor to Search String, and press ENTER. A pop up keyboard will be displayed to type in the Address or Function Block number.

  4. Move the cursor to the Select button, press ENTER. A pop up window will be displayed with all levels and sub programs selections. This selection will be the starting point for the search and will continue through the end of the PMC Ladder.

  5. Move the cursor to Wildcard Search, press ENTER will place a check mark in the box. Wildcard Search is for placing a wildcard (*) in the search string (R*.0). Only one wildcard is allowed.

  6. Move the cursor to Search Result List Display, and press ENTER. This will place a check mark in the box, and create a list of all nets that have the Search String in them. Without this checked, the first net with the Search String will be displayed on the screen in the context of the entire ladder, after this is displayed, F5, FIND can be selected and the search will continue to the next net with the Search String in it.

  7. Move the cursor to Instruction for Search area, the following selections are available – ALL – search will include all contacts, coils, and function blocks. Select[M] – search will include the selected contacts, coils, or function blocks. Write Coils – search will include coils only.

  8. Pressing F3, CANCEL or PREV key will return to PMC Ladder Display.

  9. Pressing F4, CLEAR will clear search string and set defaults for the rest of the form.

  10. Pressing F2, NEXTSRCH will start the search and display the search results.