Add an instance of an Add-On Instruction to a routine
Add an instance of Add-On Instructions to a routine to use the Add-On Instruction as a built-in instruction. Add an instance of an Add-On Instruction in
Toolbox
. The appearance of the Add-On Instruction conforms to the language of the routine. Prerequisites
- Create anFactoryTalk Smart Object.
- Create the definition of Add-On Instruction in the project.
To add an instance of an Add-On Instruction to a routine
- On the explorerbar, select
System. - InSystem, expand theFactoryTalk Smart Object, expand the program and then double-click the routine. The Ladder Editor for the routine opens.
- IfToolboxis not visible, select
Toolbox. - InToolbox, expand theAdd-On Instructioncategory and drag the Add-On Instruction instance to the routine editor. The block for the Add-On Instruction instance appears in the routine editor.TIP:
- Hovering over the instance displays a thumbnail of the instruction.
- The Add-On Instruction instance displays the Add-On Instruction name and description.
- A backing tag with the same name as the Add-On Instruction instance appears at the top of the block for the Add-On Instruction instance. The backing tag appears in the Tag Editor for the definition of the Add-On Instruction.
- Any Input and Output parameter set as visible in the definition of the Add-On Instruction appears in the block.
- To change the visibility of an individual Input or Output parameter for the instance of the Add-On Instruction, change the visibility inPropertiesfor the selected instance.
- To change the visibility of multiple Input or Output parameters for the instance of the Add-On Instruction, inProperties, select
Advancedto open the tab for the Add-On Instruction instance.
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