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Objectives
Upon completion of the chapter the participant will ...

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know the difference between absolute and symbolic addressing

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know the difference between local and global symbols

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know the difference betweeen leading symbols and leading

absolute addresses

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be able to edit a global symbol table

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be able to use the Block Editor to edit global symbols

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Absolute and Symbolic Addressing

Absolute Representation

Symbolic Representation

I0.0

"SYSTEM_ON"

Q8.0

"LED_ON"

I0.4

"M_FORW"

Q20.5

"MOTOR_FOR"

Call

FC18

Call

"COUNT"

Symbol

Address

Data Type

Comment

MOTOR_FOR

Q20.5

BOOL

Motor moves forward

COUNT

FC18

FC18

Count bottles

SYSTEM_ON

I0.0

BOOL

Switch system on

SYSTEM_ON

Q8.0

BOOL

Indicator: System is On

M_FORW

I0.4

BOOL

Pushbutton: Motor forward

(max. 24 characters)

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(max. 80 characters)

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Symbolic Addressing
Where are symbols used?

Where are they stored?

Global Data:
- Inputs
- Outputs
- Bit mem., timers, counters
- Peripheral I/O

Symbol Table

Symbol Editor

Local Block Data:

- Block parameters
- local / temporary data

Declaration part of the

block

Program Editor

Jump Labels

Code section of the

block

Program Editor

Block Names:
- OB
- FB
- FC
- DB
- VAT
- UDT

Symbol Table

Symbol Editor

DB Components

Declaration part of the DB

Program Editor

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With what are they created?

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The Symbol Table

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Edit: Find and Replace

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View: Filter

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View: Sort

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Editing Symbols in the LAD/STL/FBD Editor

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Symbol Information in the LAD/STL/FBD Editor

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Symbol Selection in LAD/FBD

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Symbol Table: Export

Where do you want to store the table?

In which format do you want to store

the table?

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Symbol Table: Import

Select directory path

Enter file name

Select file format

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Exercise 1: Importing a Symbol Table

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