In this video, we’re going to be covering the hot topic of FUNCTION BLOCKS, how to create them, how to implement them into your programs and then how to execute and monitor them live in your PLC! We’ll be using Mitsubishi GxWorks 2 and a Mitsubishi Fx PLC to test this out!
Timestamps:
01:55 – New Project
02:40 – Start/Stop Latch #1
04:55 – Creating a Function Block
06:10 – Local Labels
08:25 – Start/Stop Latch #2
12:00 – Assigning Data Block/Memory to the Function Block
15:15 – Download Program to PLC
16:10 – Testing Program
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