Sicam Pas PLC Ui

SIEMENS
SICAM PAS PLC UI

Programming System
Version 5.0
User Manual
1 A Quick Tour through SICAM PAS PLC UI
Contents
1 A Quick Tour through SICAM PAS PLC UI 14
2 SICAM PAS PLC UI Tools 15
3 Advanced Topics 37
4 Reference 67
5 Index 144
2 SICAM PAS PLC UI Automation Manual

Extensive Table of Contents:
1 A Quick Tour through SICAM PAS PLC UI 14

1.1 Quicktour 14
1.2 About this manual 14
2 SICAM PAS PLC UI Tools 15

2.1 Editor Framework 15
2.1.1 Editor Framework: Introduction 15
2.1.2 Output Window 15
2.2 Browser 15
2.2.1 Browser: Introduction 15
2.2.2 Browser: Overview 16
2.2.2.1 The File-Pane 16
2.2.2.2 Resource-Pane 17
2.2.2.3 The Library-Pane 18
2.2.3 Files 18
2.2.3.1 Creating new files 18
2.2.3.2 Edit resource 18
2.2.3.3 Add Task 19
2.2.4 Compiler 19
2.2.4.1 Build active resource 19
2.2.4.2 Rebuild active resource 19
2.2.4.3 Rebuild all resources 19
2.2.5 Online 19
2.2.5.1 Going Online 19
2.2.5.2 Watching variables 20
2.2.5.3 Starting Online Editor 20
2.2.5.4 Hardware information 20
2.2.5.5 Resource information 20
2.2.6 Other Browser Features 20
2.2.6.1 Resource global variables 20
2.2.6.2 Type definitions 21
2.2.6.3 Add files 21
2.2.6.4 Browser Options 21
2.2.6.5 Custom Tools 21
2.3 Declaration Editor 21
2.3.1 Declaration Editor: introduction 21
2.3.2 Declaration Sections 21
2.3.3 Structure of a Declaration Line 22
2.3.4 Elementary Data Types 23
2.3.5 Directly represented variables 23
2.3.6 Derived datatypes 23
2.3.7 Declaration of array datatypes 23
2.3.8 Declaration of structured datatypes 24
2.3.9 Declaration of enumeration datatypes 24
2.4 ST Editor 25
2.4.1 ST Editor: introduction 25
2.4.2 Instructions in ST 25
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2.4.3 Expressions in ST 25
2.4.4 Comments in ST 26
2.4.5 ST Editor Online 26
2.5 CFC Editor 26
2.5.1 Introduction CFC Editor 26
2.5.2 Working with Blocks 27
2.5.3 Connections 27
2.5.4 Margin Bars 27
2.5.5 CFC Editor Online 28
2.5.6 Advanced CFC topics 28
2.5.6.1 Text Block 28
2.5.6.2 Printing CFC charts 28
2.5.6.3 Using constants as inputs 28
2.5.6.4 Execution Order 28
2.5.6.5 The Connection Tool 29
2.5.6.6 Finding Errors in CFC 29
2.5.7 Compound Blocks 29
2.5.7.1 Compound Blocks: Introduction 29
2.5.7.2 Create compound block 30
2.5.7.3 Adding input or output to compound block 30
2.6 Test and Commissioning 31
2.6.1 Test and Commissioning: Introduction 31
2.6.2 Start and Stop 31
2.6.3 Watch variables 31
2.6.4 Set variables 31
2.6.5 Force Variables 31
2.7 Online Server 32
2.7.1 Online Server: Overview 32
2.8 Online Server Setup 32
2.8.1 Online connections: introduction 32
2.8.2 Create new connection 32
2.8.3 Delete Connection 33
2.8.4 Edit connection properties 34
2.8.5 Select Connection 34
2.9 Compiler 34
2.9.1 Compiler: Overview 34
2.9.2 Instruction List Compiler 34
2.9.2.1 Compiler Command Line 34
2.9.3 Linker 35
2.9.3.1 Linker Command Line 35
2.9.4 Make 36
2.9.4.1 Make Command Line 36
3 Advanced Topics 37
3.1 Runtime issues 37
3.1.1 Optimisation Settings 37
3.1.2 Breakpoints 37
3.1.3 Performance 37
3.2 Native Code Compiler 37
3.2.1 Native Code 37
3.2.2 Direct Calls 38
3.2.3 Exception Handling in native code 38

3.2.4 Unknown instructions 38

3.2.5 Span segments 39
3.2.6 NCC Intel Protected Mode 39
3.3 Documentation 39
3.3.1 Print IEC61131 Configuration 39
3.3.2 CFC Crossreference 39
3.4 Libraries 41
3.4.1 Library: Overview 41
3.4.2 Create a Library 41
3.4.3 Install a Library 42
3.4.4 Adding a Library to a project 42
3.4.5 Uninstall Library 43
3.5 IEC61131-3 43
3.5.1 IEC61131-3 Details 43
3.5.1.1 Character String Literals 43
3.5.1.2 Constants 43
3.5.1.3 Single Bit Access 44
3.5.1.4 Passing Output Parameters 45
3.5.1.5 Nested Comments 45
3.5.1.6 STRUCT via VAR_EXTERNAL or VAR_IN_OUT 45
3.5.1.7 Block Type: Program, Function, Function Block 45
3.5.2 IEC61131-3 Compliance Statement 45
3.5.2.1 Compliance Statement 45
3.5.2.2 Table 1: Character Set Features 46
3.5.2.3 Table 2: Identifier features 46
3.5.2.4 Table 3: Comment features 46
3.5.2.5 Table 4: Numeric Literals 46
3.5.2.6 Table 5: Character string literal features 47
3.5.2.7 Table 6: Two character combinations in character strings 47
3.5.2.8 Table 7: Duration literal features 47
3.5.2.9 Table 8: Date and time of day literals 47
3.5.2.10 Table 10: elementary data types 48
3.5.2.11 Table 12: Data type declaration feature 49
3.5.2.12 Table 13: Default initial values 49
3.5.2.13 Table 14: Data type initial value declaration features 49
3.5.2.14 Table 15: Location and size prefix features for directly represented
variables 49
3.5.2.15 Table 16: Variable keywords for variable declaration 50
3.5.2.16 Table 17: Variable type assignement features 50
3.5.2.17 Table 18: Variable initial value assignement features 50
3.5.2.18 Table 19: Graphical negation of Boolean signals 51
3.5.2.19 Table 20: Use EN input an ENO output 51
3.5.2.20 Table 21: Typed and overloaded functions 51
3.5.2.21 Table 22: Type conversion function features 51
3.5.2.22 Table 23: Standard functions of one numeric variable 51
3.5.2.23 Table 24: Arithmetic standard functions 52
3.5.2.24 Table 25: Standard bit shift functions 52
3.5.2.25 Table 26: Standard bitwise Boolean functions 52
3.5.2.26 Table 27: Standard selection functions 53
3.5.2.27 Table 28: Standard comparison functions 53
3.5.2.28 Table 29: Standard character string functions 53
3.5.2.29 Table 30: Functions of time data types 54
3.5.2.30 Table 34: Standard bistable function blocks 54
3.5.2.31 Table 31: Functions of enumerated data types 54
3.5.2.32 Table 33: Function block declaration features 55

3.5.2.33 Table 35: Standard edge detection function blocks 55

3.5.2.34 Table 36: Standard counter function blocks 55
3.5.2.35 Table 37: Standard timer function blocks 55
3.5.2.36 Table 39: Program declaration features 56
3.5.2.37 Table 40: Step features 57
3.5.2.38 Table 41: Transitions and Transition conditions 57
3.5.2.39 Table 42: Declaration of actions 57
3.5.2.40 Table 43: Step/action association 58
3.5.2.41 Table 44: Action block features 58
3.5.2.42 Table 45: Action qualifiers 58
3.5.2.43 Table 46: Sequence evolution 59
3.5.2.44 Table 52: Instruction list (IL) operators 59
3.5.2.45 Table 53: Function block invocation features for IL language 60
3.5.2.46 Table 55: Operators of the ST language 60
3.5.2.47 Table 56: ST language statements 60
3.5.2.48 Table 57: Representation of lines and block 61
3.5.2.49 Table 58: Graphic execution control elements 61
3.5.2.50 Table 59: Power rails 61
3.5.2.51 Table 60: Link Elements 62
3.5.2.52 Table 61: Contacts 62
3.5.2.53 Table 62: Coils 63
3.5.2.54 FBD language Elements 63
3.5.2.55 Table D.1: Implementation-dependent parameters 63
3.5.2.56 Table E.1: Error conditions 65
4 Reference 67
4.1 Keywords (by category) 67
4.1.1 IEC1131 Standard Function Blocks 67
4.1.2 IEC61131-3 Standard Functions 67
4.1.3 IEC61131-3 operations 68
4.1.4 SICAM PAS PLC UI Functions and Function Blocks 68
4.1.5 Data Types 68
4.1.6 Declaration Keywords 69
4.1.7 Instruction List Instructions 69
4.1.8 Structured Text Keywords 69
4.2 Keywords (A..Z) 70
4.2.1 ABS 70
4.2.2 ACOS 70
4.2.3 ADD 70
4.2.4 ADD (time) 70
4.2.5 AND 71
4.2.6 ANDN 71
4.2.7 ARRAY 71
4.2.8 ASIN 71
4.2.9 Assignment 72
4.2.10 AT 72
4.2.11 ATAN 72
4.2.12 BOOL 72
4.2.13 BY 72
4.2.14 BYTE 73
4.2.15 CAL 73
4.2.16 CALC 73
4.2.17 CALCN 73
4.2.18 CASE 73
4.2.19 CONCAT 74

4.2.20 CONSTANT 74
4.2.21 COS 74
4.2.22 CR 74
4.2.23 CTD 74
4.2.24 CTU 75
4.2.25 CTUD 75
4.2.26 DATE 76
4.2.27 DATE_AND_TIME 76
4.2.28 DINT 76
4.2.29 DIV 76
4.2.30 DIV (time) 77
4.2.31 DO 77
4.2.32 DELETE 77
4.2.33 DWORD 77
4.2.34 ELSE 77
4.2.35 ELSIF 77
4.2.36 END_CASE 77
4.2.37 END_FOR 77
4.2.38 END_FUNCTION 77
4.2.39 END_FUNCTION_BLOCK 77
4.2.40 END_IF 78
4.2.41 END_PROGRAM 78
4.2.42 END_REPEAT 78
4.2.43 END_TYPE 78
4.2.44 END_VAR 78
4.2.45 END_WHILE 78
4.2.46 EQ 78
4.2.47 EXIT 78
4.2.48 EXP 79
4.2.49 F_TRIG 79
4.2.50 FALSE 79
4.2.51 FBD 79
4.2.52 FIND 79
4.2.53 FOR 80
4.2.54 Function 81
4.2.55 FUNCTION BLOCK 81
4.2.56 GE 81
4.2.57 GetTaskInfo 81
4.2.58 GetTime 81
4.2.59 GetTimeCS 82
4.2.60 GT 82
4.2.61 IF 83
4.2.62 IL 84
4.2.63 INSERT 84
4.2.64 INT 84
4.2.65 JMP 84
4.2.66 JMPC 84
4.2.67 JMPCN 84
4.2.68 LD 85
4.2.69 LD (Ladder Diagram) 85
4.2.70 LDN 85
4.2.71 LEFT 85
4.2.72 LE 85
4.2.73 LEN 85
4.2.74 LIMIT 86
4.2.75 LN 86
4.2.76 LOG 86

4.2.77 LT 86
4.2.78 MUX 86
4.2.79 MAX 86
4.2.80 MID 87
4.2.81 MIN 87
4.2.82 MOD 87
4.2.83 MOVE 87
4.2.84 MUL 88
4.2.85 MUL (time) 88
4.2.86 NCC 88
4.2.87 NE 88
4.2.88 NEG 88
4.2.89 NOT 89
4.2.90 OF 89
4.2.91 OR 89
4.2.92 ORN 89
4.2.93 POU 89
4.2.94 PROGRAM 89
4.2.95 R(eset) 89
4.2.96 R_TRIG 90
4.2.97 REAL 90
4.2.98 REAL_TO_* 90
4.2.99 REPEAT 90
4.2.100 REPLACE 91
4.2.101 RET 91
4.2.102 RETAIN 91
4.2.103 RETC 91
4.2.104 RETCN 92
4.2.105 RETURN 92
4.2.106 RIGHT 92
4.2.107 ROL 92
4.2.108 ROR 93
4.2.109 RS 93
4.2.110 S(et) 93
4.2.111 SFC 93
4.2.112 SHL 93
4.2.113 SHR 94
4.2.114 SIN 94
4.2.115 SINT 94
4.2.116 SQRT 94
4.2.117 SR 94
4.2.118 ST 95
4.2.119 ST (Structured Text) 95
4.2.120 STN 95
4.2.121 STRING 95
4.2.122 STRUCT 95
4.2.123 SUB 95
4.2.124 SUB (time) 96
4.2.125 THEN 96
4.2.126 TIME 96
4.2.127 TIME_OF_DAY 96
4.2.128 TIME_TO_* 96
4.2.129 TOF 97
4.2.130 TON 97
4.2.131 TP 98
4.2.132 TRUE 98
4.2.133 TRUNC 99

4.2.134 TYPE 99
4.2.135 UDINT 99
4.2.136 UINT 99
4.2.137 UNTIL 99
4.2.138 VAR 99
4.2.139 VAR_INPUT 99
4.2.140 VAR_OUTPUT 100
4.2.141 VAR_IN_OUT 100
4.2.142 VAR_GLOBAL 100
4.2.143 VAR_EXTERNAL 100
4.2.144 VARINFO 100
4.2.145 WHILE 100
4.2.146 WORD 101
4.2.147 XOR 101
4.2.148 XORN 101
4.3 Errors and Warnings 102
4.3.1 Syntax Errors 102
4.3.1.1 S1000 102
4.3.1.2 S1001 102
4.3.1.3 S1002 102
4.3.1.4 S1003 102
4.3.1.5 S1004 102
4.3.1.6 S1005 102
4.3.1.7 S1006 102
4.3.1.8 S1008 102
4.3.1.9 S1009 102
4.3.1.10 S1010 103
4.3.1.11 S1011 103
4.3.1.12 S1012 103
4.3.1.13 S1013 103
4.3.1.14 S1014 103
4.3.1.15 S1015 103
4.3.1.16 S1016 104
4.3.1.17 S1017 104
4.3.1.18 S1018 104
4.3.1.19 S1019 104
4.3.1.20 S1020 104
4.3.1.21 S1021 104
4.3.1.22 S1022 104
4.3.1.23 S1023 105
4.3.1.24 S1024 105
4.3.1.25 S1025 105
4.3.1.26 S1026 105
4.3.1.27 S1027 105
4.3.1.28 S1028 106
4.3.1.29 S1029 106
4.3.1.30 S1030 106
4.3.1.31 S1031 106
4.3.1.32 S1032 106
4.3.1.33 S3000 106
4.3.1.34 S3001 107
4.3.1.35 S3002 107
4.3.1.36 S3003 107
4.3.1.37 S3004 107
4.3.1.38 S3005 107
4.3.1.39 S3006 108

4.3.1.40 S3007 108

4.3.1.41 S3008 108
4.3.1.42 S3009 108
4.3.1.43 S3010 108
4.3.1.44 S3011 109
4.3.1.45 S3012 109
4.3.1.46 S3014 109
4.3.1.47 S3016 109
4.3.1.48 S3017 109
4.3.1.49 S3018 109
4.3.1.50 S3019 110
4.3.1.51 S3020 110
4.3.1.52 S3022 110
4.3.1.53 S3023 110
4.3.1.54 S3024 110
4.3.1.55 S3025 110
4.3.1.56 S3026 110
4.3.1.57 S3028 111
4.3.1.58 S3030 111
4.3.1.59 S3032 112
4.3.1.60 S3033 112
4.3.1.61 S3034 112
4.3.1.62 S3035 112
4.3.1.63 S3036 112
4.3.1.64 S3037 113
4.3.1.65 S3038 113
4.3.1.66 S3039 113
4.3.1.67 S3040 113
4.3.1.68 S3041 113
4.3.1.69 S3042 114
4.3.1.70 S3044 114
4.3.1.71 S3046 114
4.3.1.72 S4000 114
4.3.1.73 S4001 114
4.3.1.74 S4003 115
4.3.1.75 S4005 115
4.3.1.76 S4006 115
4.3.1.77 S4007 115
4.3.1.78 S4008 115
4.3.1.79 S4009 115
4.3.1.80 S4010 115
4.3.1.81 S4011 116
4.3.1.82 S4012 116
4.3.1.83 S4013 116
4.3.1.84 S4014 116
4.3.1.85 S4015 116
4.3.1.86 S4016 116
4.3.1.87 S4017 116
4.3.1.88 S4018 117
4.3.1.89 S4019 117
4.3.1.90 S4020 117
4.3.1.91 S4021 117
4.3.1.92 S4022 117
4.3.1.93 S4023 117
4.3.1.94 S4024 117
4.3.1.95 S4033 118
4.3.1.96 S4034 118

4.3.1.97 S4035 118

4.3.1.98 S4036 119
4.3.1.99 S5000 119
4.3.1.100 S5001 119
4.3.1.101 S5002 119
4.3.1.102 S5003 119
4.3.1.103 S5004 119
4.3.1.104 S5005 119
4.3.1.105 S5006 120
4.3.1.106 S5008 120
4.3.1.107 S5009 120
4.3.1.108 S5010 120
4.3.1.109 S5011 121
4.3.1.110 S5012 121
4.3.1.111 S5013 122
4.3.1.112 S5014 122
4.3.1.113 S5015 122
4.3.1.114 S5016 122
4.3.1.115 S5017 122
4.3.1.116 S5018 123
4.3.1.117 S5019 123
4.3.1.118 S5020 123
4.3.1.119 S5021 123
4.3.1.120 S5022 123
4.3.1.121 S5023 124
4.3.1.122 S5024 124
4.3.1.123 S5025 124
4.3.1.124 S5026 125
4.3.1.125 S5027 125
4.3.1.126 S5028 125
4.3.1.127 S5029 125
4.3.1.128 S5030 126
4.3.1.129 S5031 126
4.3.1.130 S5032 126
4.3.1.131 S5033 127
4.3.1.132 S5034 127
4.3.1.133 S5035 128
4.3.1.134 S5036 128
4.3.1.135 S5037 129
4.3.1.136 S5038 130
4.3.1.137 S5039 130
4.3.1.138 S5040 130
4.3.1.139 S5041 131
4.3.1.140 S5042 131
4.3.1.141 S6002 131
4.3.1.142 S6004 131
4.3.1.143 S6005 131
4.3.2 Linker Messages 132
4.3.2.1 L10001 132
4.3.2.2 L10004 132
4.3.2.3 L10026 132
4.3.2.4 L10027 132
4.3.2.5 L10029 133
4.3.2.6 L10030 133
4.3.2.7 L10031 133
4.3.2.8 L10032 133
4.3.2.9 L10033 133

4.3.2.10 L10034 133

4.3.2.11 L10035 133
4.3.2.12 L10036 134
4.3.2.13 L10063 134
4.3.2.14 L10105 134
4.3.2.15 L10106 134
4.3.2.16 L12001 134
4.3.2.17 L12002 134
4.3.2.18 L12003 134
4.3.2.19 L12005 135
4.3.2.20 L12006 135
4.3.2.21 L12007 135
4.3.2.22 L12008 135
4.3.2.23 L12996 135
4.3.2.24 L12997 135
4.3.2.25 L12998 135
4.3.2.26 L12999 135
4.3.2.27 L13000 135
4.3.2.28 L13001 136
4.3.3 Compiler Messages 136
4.3.3.1 C10006 136
4.3.3.2 C10007 136
4.3.3.3 C10008 136
4.3.3.4 C10009 136
4.3.3.5 C10010 136
4.3.3.6 C10012 136
4.3.3.7 C10017 136
4.3.3.8 C10019 137
4.3.3.9 C10021 137
4.3.3.10 C10024 137
4.3.3.11 C10025 137
4.3.3.12 C10026 137
4.3.3.13 C10028 137
4.3.3.14 C10031 137
4.3.3.15 C10034 137
4.3.3.16 C10035 138
4.3.3.17 C10036 138
4.3.3.18 C10038 138
4.3.3.19 C10043 138
4.3.3.20 C10045 139
4.3.3.21 C10046 139
4.3.3.22 C10047 139
4.3.3.23 C10049 139
4.3.3.24 C10055 139
4.3.3.25 C10057 139
4.3.3.26 C10060 140
4.3.3.27 C10063 140
4.3.3.28 C10064 140
4.3.3.29 C10067 140
4.3.3.30 C10068 140
4.3.3.31 C10069 140
4.3.3.32 C10075 140
4.3.3.33 C10078 140
4.3.3.34 C10083 141
4.3.3.35 C10084 141
4.3.3.36 C10092 142
4.3.3.37 C10100 142

4.3.3.38 C10108 142

4.3.3.39 C10109 142
4.3.3.40 C10110 142
4.3.3.41 C10112 142
4.3.3.42 C10113 142
4.3.3.43 C10114 142
4.3.3.44 C10115 142
4.3.3.45 C11001 143
4.3.3.46 C11007 143
4.3.4 Make Messages 143
4.3.4.1 M21004 143
5 Index 144

1.1 Quicktour
For further information please refer to SICAM PAS, Manual Automation Blocks, chapter 1.
1.2 About this manual

This manual is organized in 4 main chapters:
Chapter 1: This chapter.
Chapter 2 details on all SICAM PAS PLC UI tools, starting with all the different editors, plus the
compiler and all not so visible tools. Read this to get an overview over features tool by tool.
Chapter 3 gives in-depth information on some Advanced Topics, most of these affecting more than
one of the tools. Read this to get background information and an in-depth understanding of how to
make best use of SICAM PAS PLC UI.
Chapter 4 is the Reference, find all keywords, functions of SICAM PAS PLC UI, all compiler
messages and warnings plus many more items listed in alphabetical order here. Use this chapter to
quickly locate pieces of information.
The index will help you find all the information.

2 SICAM PAS PLC UI Tools
2.1 Editor Framework
2.1.1 Editor Framework: Introduction

The Editor Framework hosts most of the tools of SICAM PAS PLC UI. Generally, the Editor
Framework will look similar to the following:
The project is shown in the Project-Browser on the left side. The editor-pane is located in the
center. Most editors will use split screen technology to edit declarations in the upper pane and
instructions in the lower pane. While declarations look the same for all programming languages,
instructions vary widely. The Editor Framework can host many files at the same time.
Diagnostic messages will be shown in the output window at the bottom.
2.1.2 Output Window

The output window is located at the bottom of the Editor Framework and used to display
diagnostic messages.
2.2 Browser
2.2.1 Browser: Introduction

The Project-Browser is the File Manager of SICAM PAS PLC UI. Using the Browser, you will
organize your work into files and projects. From the Browser, you will create and edit files,
compile, download and monitor your application:
The Browser user interface consists of four different windows (panes):

(1) The File-Pane

(2) The Resource-Pane

(3) The Library-Pane
(4) The Help-Pane <not used>, use F1 instead, Help menu
2.2.2 Browser: Overview
2.2.2.1 The File-Pane
The File-Pane contains a directory-tree with all your source files, collected under the current
project. These are the files that you write yourself, with one of the editors of SICAM PAS PLC UI,
or with different applications. All directories and files under the current project-path are shown.

2.2.2.2 Resource-Pane
The Resource-Pane contains the instance tree, named Configuration. It shows your controllers as
resources, the tasks running in these controllers, the instances of functions and function blocks
available within these, and all variables defined in these.The active resource is shown with a green
Button.
In the instance tree, there are only links to files and objects defined in the File-Pane: Tasks are
referencing POUs of type PROGRAM, global variables are referencing global declaration files etc.

2.2.2.3 The Library-Pane

The Library-Pane (Lib) contains a tree with all installed libraries of the project. You can install
new libraries with FileLibraryInstall New
You can use a library in a project by selecting it and choosing FileLibraryUse in current
project. The libraries that are currently used in the project are shown with a red symbol.
2.2.3 Files
2.2.3.1 Creating new files

You create files with SICAM PAS PLC UI from within the Editor Framework. Select File New
to see the many choices:
Program, Function Block and Function are the basic code blocks defined by IEC61131-3. For each
of these, you have the choice between the programming languages that come with SICAM PAS
PLC UI, as far as appropriate.
Under Others, you can create files to contain resource global variables with or without direct
hardware addresses, and type definition files.
Having created files, you can launch the editor for any of these by simply double-clicking it from
within the File-Pane.
2.2.3.2 Edit resource

To edit a resource, right-click on it and choose Properties in the context-menu.
A dialog-box will open, where you can change the following properties:
Under Hardware Module, select the configuration file corresponding to the controller you are
using. For SICAM PAS use SICAMPAS.
Under Network Connection, select the communication connection to connect to your target. Use
PLC Connections to define new connections or to see or modify the properties of connections
defined. The network connection is pre-selected as `SIEMENS` to work with the local SOFTPLC
of SICAM PAS.

Check Enable Upload to pack the sources of your application onto the target. This is helpful if at
the end of debugging you want to save the project on the controller for later use by other service
personnel. This is not supported with SICAM PAS.
Generate Mapfile: after generating the code three text files will be created in which you find
linker information. These files will be saved in the resource directory named Pcedata.txt,
PceVars.txt and PceSegs.txt. Some other features of SICAM PAS PLC UI (GetVarAddr) need
this feature to be enabled, so you better do not disable it without good reason. Not relevant to
SICAM PAS.
For a description of optimisation settings, see Optimisation Settings in Advanced Topics.
2.2.3.3 Add Task

In general, a task is equivalent to a program plus the information how the program can be executed.
The definition of a task consists of the name, the Information about the execution of the task and a
POU of type PROGRAM which should be executed in this task
To add a task, mark the program you want to create the task of, and choose PLC Link to
resource
After adding of the task, you can double-click it in the Resource-Pane to change the task
specifications.
Note that the task name depends on the program name, and cant be changed. To complete the task
definition, you must specify the information, how the task can be executed: Cyclic , Timer
controlled , Interrupt controlled. Task type, priority and time control the execution of this task and
in co-operation with other tasks. To do this, right-click on the task and choose "Properties". For
more information, see Multitasking. In SICAM PAS only CYCLIC is supported
2.2.4 Compiler
2.2.4.1 Build active resource

Build only those parts of your resource that have changed since last build due to modifications.
Invoked by PLCBuild active resource.
SICAM PAS PLC UI will automatically build anything as necessary when going online, but it is
good practice to recompile from time to time when programming to detect errors as early as
possible.
2.2.4.2 Rebuild active resource

To compile all tasks in the active resource, choose PLCBuild active resource
2.2.4.3 Rebuild all resources

Like Rebuild active resource' but will rebuild all - active and inactive - resources. There is only
one active resource at a time in SICAM PAS allowed.
2.2.5 Online
2.2.5.1 Going Online

To get into online mode, either double-click the resource you want to go online with, choose
PLC Online or press the go-online button in the toolbar to go online with the active resource.
Repeat this to go offline again.

2.2.5.2 Watching variables

To add variables to the watch list of the Test&Commissioning, open the resource tree of your
application and double-click any of the variables:
2.2.5.3 Starting Online Editor

To start the Editor in online mode for any code block of your application, open the resource tree
and locate the instance that you wish to monitor and double-click it.
Note:
To avoid confusion, it is strongly recommended to close all offline editing sessions before opening
the online editor.
Do not confuse an instance of your code (located under Configuration in the Browser) with the
source code of that block, located under Project Files in the Browser.
2.2.5.4 Hardware information

This menu is only available in the online-mode. You get information about the used hardware.
Mark the active resource and select the menu item PLC PLC info.
2.2.5.5 Resource information

This menu is only available in the online-mode. The project name, the resource name, and the
version number (which is internal created and assigned to a specific compilation) are displayed.
You can display the resource info by marking the resource and selecting the menu item PLC
Resource info.
2.2.6 Other Browser Features
2.2.6.1 Resource global variables

In SICAM PAS PLC UI, there are two kinds of global resource variables:
Global variables: these are variables without hardware-addresses, e.g. for intermediate results.
Direct global variables:these are variables with direct hardware-addresses together with the IO-
declarations. These represent the interface to the hardware. They are not supported in SICAM
PAS.
To create a new file with resource global variables, select File New Others Global
Variables. Edit these files, and link them to the resources you want to use them with.

2.2.6.2 Type definitions

By default, there is a file to hold user defined data types ( usertype.typ ) with each SICAM PAS
PLC UI project. To have your own data types, edit this file or create respective files of your own.
To use those datatypes with any resource, add the file to the respective resource.
2.2.6.3 Add files

SICAM PAS PLC UI allows to add any kind of file to SICAM PAS PLC UI projects. Use
FileImport and select the file of your choice. Beside files you have written with the editors of
SICAM PAS PLC UI ( ST, CFC ) it is possible to import type definition and type declaration files
as well as resources. Further more it is practicable to register files in one project, even if they were
created by other programs, for example by: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project,
AutoCAD
Select the desired file type in the popup menu and open the corresponding directory. There you can
select the file you want to copy. A multiple selection is possible when you keep pressing the left
mouse button, the `Shift`- or the `Ctrl`-key. This files will be copied in the current directory of the
browser and can be edited by a double click.
2.2.6.4 Browser Options

With ExtrasBrowser Options, set Browser Options:
'Hidden File Types': If the checkbox is filled, only SICAM PAS PLC UI filetypes are shown by
the browser. All other files are hidden except of the types listed in 'Additional filetypes'.
2.2.6.5 Custom Tools

The Browser provides one button in its toolbar (hammer symbol) to start an OEM specific tool.
OEMs of SICAM PAS PLC UI can configure SICAM PAS PLC UI to start any particular tool with
this button. By default, the licence Editor will be launched.
2.3 Declaration Editor
2.3.1 Declaration Editor: introduction

The declaration editor is hosted by the Editor framework. Enter declarations as defined by
IEC1131 here.
IEC61131-3 requires all data objects to be declared as variables. A set of different declaration
sections is available to define variables on different scopes. IEC61131-3 comes with a set of
predefined data-types, the so called elementary data types. And, there are some means to define
user-defined, so called derived data types, using structures, arrays and enumerations.
With most variables, storage is assigned by the compiler, without any programmer activity. For
inputs, outputs, markers and potentially more types of variables, the programmer may specify a
memory location, using directly represented variables.
Declarations are entered in text-form just as defined by IEC61131-3
2.3.2 Declaration Sections

Variables are declared in different sections of variables, so-called declaration blocks. A declaration
block starts with a keyword and ends with END_VAR (e.g., VAR_GLOBAL ... END_VAR).
VAR_INPUT: If a variable block should only be read inside a POU, you must declare this variable
as input-variable. It thereby isnt allowed to modify this variable in this POU. An input-variable
can be used for the parameter transfer in a function or function block.
VAR_IN_OUT: An input-/ output-variable is accessed under the same name by a function block.
The variable gets a reference (pointer) to the transferred variable and its memory location during
the parameter transfer by the block-call. Because a write-operation has a direct effect to the content
of an In_Out-variable, it isnt allowed to use a write-protected type for the transferred variable as
INPUT-variables or variables with attribute CONSTANT.
VAR_OUTPUT: The Output-variables are declared in the function block that use them for the
return of values. The calling POU can access them.

VAR_GLOBAL: A variable should be declared as global variable in the POU program if this
vari able should be valid in this POU and in the function blocks called by this POU. This variable
must be declared as external variable (VAR_EXTERNAL) in all function blocks which intend to
use this variable.
VAR_EXTERNAL: If a declared global variable will be used inside a function block, this
variable must be declared as external variable inside this function block.
VAR: A local variable is only valid inside the POU in which it was declared. The declaration of
local variables can be supplemented by the attributes RETAIN or CONSTANT, or by an
address.
TYPE : The keyword TYPE is used for declaration of user defined (derived) data types with
local scope in the POU-types program and function block, or with global scope in the type
definitions.
According to the POU-type only certain variable-sections can be used:

A POU of type Program may use Type, Local, Global and External
A POU of type Function block may contain Type, Input, Output, In_Out, Local and
External
A POU of type Function max use Type, Input and Local.
CONSTANT may be used as a modifier to the keyword (e.g. VAR_GLOBAL CONSTANT) to

declare all variables declared in this section as not to be modified by the application. The compiler
will issue a warning if such a variable is used in a context where it will or could be modified.
RETAIN may be used as a modifier to the keyword (e.g. VAR RETAIN) to declare all variables in
this section as retentive, i.e. these variables will not be re-initializied on hot- or warm-start. If the
target system supports retentive memory, this will result in the variable keeping their values over
power failures. This is not supported by SICAM PAS.
2.3.3 Structure of a Declaration Line

A declaration line has the following form, where optional parts are set in [square] brackets, and
expressions are set between <sharp> brackets:
<variable name> [AT <Address>]: <Type> [:= <Initial value>]; [(* <Comment> *)]
First the variable name is given, followed by a colon. Behind the colon is the type, and eventually
the hardware address introduced by the attribute AT. Should the variable have a definite value on
start, this value will be given after a :=. A line ends always with a semicolon (;). The line can be
commented, and comments are set between (* and *).
Example:
Expvariable1 AT %I0.0: BOOL; (* variable of type BOOL at the address %I0.0 *)
Expvariable2 : BOOL := TRUE; (* variable of type BOOL with the start value TRUE *)
Hardware addresses (direct addresses) are not used in SICAM PAS.

An exception is the direct address without variable names (these variables will be referenced by the
address):
AT <Address> : <Type> [:= <Initial value>]; [(* <Comment> *)]
In this case the variable name is omitted, therefore the address statement is not optional.
Example:
AT %I0.0 : BOOL (* At the address %I0.0 is a data of type BOOL *)
The second way of addressing should be avoided for the sake of clarity, because the meaning of the
variable relates to the variable name mostly. This is important if other people should read or edit
this POU.
Some Examples:
Variable with no initial value: InterMedSum : INT;
Variable with initial value: Pieces : INT := 5;
Directly represented variable without name and with no initial value: AT %Q0.0 :
BOOL;

Directly represented variable with name and with no initial value: Valve AT %Q0.2 :
BOOL;
Example function block: Counter1 : CTU;
Note:
(1) Initial Values can only be given as literals. It is not possible to use other variables to initialize
variables during declaration.
(2) The significant length of a variable name is 64
2.3.4 Elementary Data Types

keyword name Range size in bits
BOOL Boolean 0 (FALSE), 1 (TRUE) 1 or 8
SINT Short Integer -128 to +127 8
INT Integer -32 768 to +32 767 16
DINT Double Integer -2.147.483.648 to 32
+2.147.483.647
UINT Unsigned Integer 0 to 65 535 16
UDINT Unsigned Double 0 to 4.294.967.295 32
Integer
REAL Real number +/-3,4E+/-38 32
TIME Time duration 4
STRING 'Character String length of string plus 2
bytes
BYTE Sequence of 8 bits 8
WORD 'Sequence of 16 bits 16
DWORD Sequence of 32 bits 32
SICAM PAS PLC UI does not implement the following data types defined by IEC61131-3:
DATE: Day, Month, Year (only)
TIME_OF_DAY: Time of day (only)
DATE_AND_TIME: Date and Time
2.3.5 Directly represented variables

Not supported with SICAM PAS.
2.3.6 Derived datatypes

Derived datatypes are defined by the manufacturer of your controller, or by yourself. These new
datatypes are defined using keywords TYPE ...END_TYPE, based on the elementary datatypes.
After definition, they may be used just like predefined or elementary datatypes.
Example: Derived datatypes
In the following sample code, a new datatype is defined to represent a Pressure value
TYPE
Pressure : INT;
END_TYPE
VAR
PreValvePressure: Pressure;
END_VAR
2.3.7 Declaration of array datatypes

Arrays contain multiple elements of the same datatype. The keyword ARRAY is used to define an
array. Each element of an array can be an elementary variable.

Example: Array datatype

Type Arr1 will hold five elements of type INT
PROGRAM feld
TYPE
Arr_5_INT:ARRAY [1..5] OF INT;
END_TYPE
VAR
Arr1 : Arr_5_INT;
END_VAR
.
END_PROGRAM
2.3.8 Declaration of structured datatypes

A structure holds multiple elements of same or different datatypes, elementary. Key word
STRUCT is used to define a structure. The individual elements of a structure are called members
of that structure, and are accessed by writing the structure, followed by a dot and the name of the
member.
Example: Structured datatype
PROGRAM struktur
TYPE
RobotArm :
STRUCT
Angle_1 : REAL;
Angle_2 : REAL;
Grip: BOOL;
Length: INT;
END_STRUCT;
END_TYPE
VAR
Robot1 : RobotArm;
Robot2: RobotArm;
END_VAR
LD Robot1.Grip
.
.
END_PROGRAM
2.3.9 Declaration of enumeration datatypes

A variable of an enumerated datatype can take any one of a fixed list of values. The list of legal
values is listed in the declaration of the enumeration datatype, separated by commas. An initial
value may be given after the closing ); if no initial value is given, the first value will be the de
fault.
Example: Enumeration datatype
Datatype TrafficLight can be red, yellow or green. Yellow shall be the default.
TYPE TrafficLight:
(red,
yellow,
green):= yellow;
END_TYPE
VAR
MainRoad : TrafficLight;
CrossRoad : TrafficLight;

StopCar: BOOL;
END_VAR
In the instruction part of that POU, the defined enumerated values can be used:
Example: ST
MAINROAD:= red;
if MAINROAD = red THEN
stopcar = TRUE;
end-if;
2.4 ST Editor
2.4.1 ST Editor: introduction

The ST-Editor is hosted in the Editor framework. In the upper part of the ST-Editor, enter the
declarations of the POU. In the lower pane, enter ST instructions:
The ST Editor supports bookmarks (for marking lines of interest while editing a file) and
Breakpoints.
2.4.2 Instructions in ST
Code written in ST is a sequence of ST-instructions. ST-instructions are terminated with a semi
colon.
Linefeeds are not significant, i.e. more than one instruction can be on one line, and one instruction
can use one or more line.
For a list of all instructions supported in ST, please see the reference section, Structured Text
Keywords.
2.4.3 Expressions in ST
Operands known in ST are:
Literal variables, e.g. 14, abc, t#3d_5h
Variables, e.g.: Var1, Var[2,3]
Function Call, e.g.: Max(a,b)
While operators are parts of ST-language, expressions are constructions which must be con
structed by aid of ST-elements. Operators need operands to build expressions.
Parentheses ()

function call
Exponentiation **
Negation -
Complement NOT
Multiplication *
Division /
Modulo MOD
Addition +
Subtraction -
Comparison <, >, <=, >=
Equality =
Inequality <>
boolean AND &, AND
boolean exclusive OR XOR
boolean OR OR
2.4.4 Comments in ST
Like all modern programming languages, ST supports comments. A comment is any text included
between (* and *), e.g.
(* Comments are helpful *)
The compiler will ignore comments when generating executable code, so your program will not
accelerate in any way if you omit comments. Comments may span multiple lines, e.g.
(* This comment
is long and
needs more than one
line
*)
2.4.5 ST Editor Online

To debug and monitor code written in ST, use the ST Editor in online mode.
First, be sure that you did open the instance of your code from within the Resource-Pane, not the
source code from the File-Pane. You can easily tell by simply moving the mouse pointer to the
code: if it is the code from the instance tree, the mouse cursor should be animated.
There are mainly three ways to debug and monitor IL code:
(1) Use Breakpoints to stop execution, single-step through your code. Use this to understand,
follow and find problems in the logic flow of the application.
(2) Move the mouse cursor over a variable and see a tiny toolbox appear, displaying the
variables name, type and value. The value is permanently updated. Use this to quickly examine the
current value of different variables within a region of your code, with or without stopping
execution, at a breakpointor while single-stepping.
(3) Use the watchlist in the Test+Commissioning to monitor a set of variables, which may be from
any part of your applications. Use this to keep an eye on a set of variables while examining
different parts of your applications code.
2.5 CFC Editor
2.5.1 Introduction CFC Editor

The OpenCFC(R)-Editor (Continuous Function Chart Editor) is an engineering tool used to create
automation programs graphically.
The main elements of a CFC chart are Blocks (firmware blocks, user defined blocks, compound
blocks), that can be freely arranged on the chart, Margin Bars (left and right), which provide links
to IEC1131 variables and virtual links within the chart, and connections, to connect one output
(block or margin bar) to one or more inputs (block or margin bar).

2.5.2 Working with Blocks

To add blocks to your CFC chart, use InsertBlock for firmware or user-defined blocks,
InsertTextblock for text blocks, or InsertCompoundBlock for compound blocks.
The mouse cursor will change, click the chart where you want to insert the new block.
To re-arrange blocks, select the blocks and drag-and-drop them to their new location.
When adding new blocks or moving existing blocks, the CFC Editor will make room by moving
aside existing blocks as appropriate.
To remove blocks from your chart, select them and press DEL.
2.5.3 Connections
To connect two objects, first select the output object (output of a block, or item on the left margin
bar), then select the input (input of a function block, or item on the right margin bar), then press
InsertConnection.
To add many connections, you may use the connection tool.
2.5.4 Margin Bars

Margin Bars connect the logic contained in the CFC chart to other parts of the same CFC chart, or
to other parts of the application or the process to be controlled.
To configure any element of the margin bar, right-click it and select Properties from the context
menu:
In Name, enter the name of the object. This should be a valid IEC61131-3 variable name.

If you want the CFC-Editor to declare a variable for this margin bar object, select IEC61131-
Variable. Otherwise, if you select CFC-Connector, the object is used only virtually, and all
information is immediately propagated to the connected outputs. This may be more economic in
runtime and memory consumption, but it prevents online monitoring.
For IEC61131-3 variables, select the declaration section from the combo-box. The selection
offered here depends on the type of block and the type of margin bar. For some kinds of variables,
you may choose to select a physical address or an initial value.
For CFC-connectors, you can choose compound block connector, i.e. a connection from within a
compound block to the outside, (connect to) internal connector, i.e. virtually connecting one entry
on the right margin bar back to one on the left margin bar. Internal connector and connect to
internal connector are similar, but the first is only available on a right margin bar (where internal
connectors are defined), whereas the latter is available only at a left margin bar, where internal
connectors may be used.
2.5.5 CFC Editor Online

First, be sure that you did open the instance of your code from within the Resource-Pane, not the
source code from the File-Pane.
When you start CFC Editor in online mode, it will automatically start displaying live values of
contacts, coils, function and function block inputs and outputs as far as possible.
2.5.6 Advanced CFC topics
2.5.6.1 Text Block

Use InsertTextblock to insert a text block into your chart. A text block is only for documentation
purposes and does not add anything to the code being executed.
2.5.6.2 Printing CFC charts

The CFC-Editor offers you several possibilities for printing. Use FilePrint to print the current
level of a chart, and FilePrint All to print all levels of the loaded CFC chart.
2.5.6.3 Using constants as inputs

To use a constant value as the input to a block, select the input (or margin bar entry), right click it
with the mouse, select properties and enter the constant value in the edit field value on sheet
default value
2.5.6.4 Execution Order

The arrangement of the blocks on a chart is directly related to the sequence of execution: Blocks
are executed first column first from top to bottom, then second column top to bottom, and so on.
To modify execution sequence, rearrange the blocks as required.

Compound blocks will be executed as a whole at that moment in the execution order where the
compound block is located. The contents of the compound block will be executed in itself
following the same rules. This is very similar to subroutines in moder programming languages.
2.5.6.5 The Connection Tool

Use the connection tool if you plan to insert many connections.
Use InsertAutomatedConnection to switch on the connection tool. Then select one output object
(output of a function block or left margin bar object) and one after the other all input objects (input
of block or right margin bar object) you want to connect to this output. Continue with the next
output object or use InsertAutomatedConnection again to switch off the connection tool.
2.5.6.6 Finding Errors in CFC

The CFC Editor will locate you close to the location of an error if you double-click the respective
error message in the output window of the Browser.
2.5.7 Compound Blocks
2.5.7.1 Compound Blocks: Introduction

Compound Blocks are a way to structure your application
The work area of the CFC-Editor is limited to one page width. By selecting the paper size, you
determine the number of blocks that can be placed horizontally. Vertically, a function chart can
grow unlimited.
Although in fact you are not limited in the length of your CFC chart, it is easy to loose overview on
a too lengthy chart. Compound Blocks are a means to finer structure your application, hiding
groups of logically related blocks inside one `Compound Block`.
Signals between the blocks inside a Compound Block are not visible to the outside. Outside a
Compound Block, only those signals are visible that enter or leave the Compound Block.
On screen, double-click the Compound Block to see its contents. Use `ViewLevel up` or in the
toolbar to get back to the location where the Compound Block is being invoked.

Compound Blocks can be nested, i.e. inside a Compound Block you can define, or use, other com
pound blocks. The contents of a Compound Block can be edited, you can add or delete blocks,
rewire connections, add, modify or delete connections leaving or entering the Compound Block.
On screen, the last input and output connector of a Compound Block is shorter than any other con
nector, so you can easily distinguish a Compound Block from other Blocks.
2.5.7.2 Create compound block

To create a new, empty Compound Block,
1. Select Ìnsert Compound block...`

2. The mouse cursor changes
3. Click the mouse where you want to insert the new Compound Block
You can now fill the Compound Block first, by double-clicking and editing it just like any other
function chart. Or, add inputs and outputs to the Compound Block first, editing its contents later
using the already provided inputs and outputs then.
Whenever you run out of space on a chart, or think readability would be increased by more hierar
chically grouping, you can collapse some of your already wired blocks into a Compound Block:
1. Have the Block(s) selected

2. Select Ìnsert Compound block...`
3. CFC-Editor will prompt you to verify you want to convert the blocks to a Compound
Block
4. The selected Blocks will be removed from the chart and replaced by a Compound
Block. All signals between these blocks will be moved with the Blocks, all signals to
other blocks will be kept and changed to interface signals of the Compound Block.
Notes:
Currently there is no support for reverting the process of converting a group of blocks to a
compound block.
2.5.7.3 Adding input or output to compound block

You can edit the contents of a Compound Block just like any other function chart. When you need
to provide additional inputs, or need to provide additional outputs, you need to change the interface
of the Compound Block accordingly. You can do this from the surrounding (top-down) or from
within the Compound Block (bottom-up).
Top-Down:
1. Any Compound Block has one very last connector which is shorter than the others.
This is always the last connector, one on the left side as an input, one on the right
side as an output.
2. Wire this last input or output
3. As soon as you use this last connector, it will be shown in full length, and another
shorter connector will be added to the end.
Bottom-Up:
Double-click a compound block you want to add a connector.

Wire a connection of a block inside the compound block to the left or right margin
bar (depending whether you want create an in- or output)
Click right on the connector and open the Properties... dialog box via the context

menu.
Mark the items CFC-Connector and Compound block connector name it and
close the dialog box by clicking OK.
If you go one level up by clicking the appropriate symbol you see that another shorter unused
connector has been added to the compound block.
2.6 Test and Commissioning
2.6.1 Test and Commissioning: Introduction

Test and Commissioning is the tool to maintain all online operation of SICAM PAS PLC UI. Use
the T+C to monitor the value of variables, to start and stop your controller, and to change online
blocks while running the application
2.6.2 Start and Stop

Test and Commissioning supports three different ways of starting the application: Cold Start will
reset all variables to their initial value, Hot Start will not reset any variable, while a Warm Start
will re-initialize only those variables which are not declared RETAIN.
2.6.3 Watch variables

During a program test, it is important to know which values the variables have, or which value
produce an error. Therefore, we have the possibility to watch variables.
Change to the Resource-Pane.
Open the branch of the task the variables you want to watch belong to.
Double click on the variable which you want to watch.
The variable appears in the `Test and commissioning`-window where instance path, type, value,
and status are displayed. These variables are permanently updated during the program execution on
the PLC.
To remove variables from the list you have three possibilities as well. Mark the variable by
clicking it with the left mouse button then: click on the corresponding symbol in the toolbar or use
the `del`-key or select the item Remove Variable in the menu Èdit`.
2.6.4 Set variables

To influence the behaviour of your control program for test cases, you can set variables to specific
values. Mark the variable in the T+C, and select the menu item `PLC Set variable`, or click
directly on the variable in the T+C. Enter the new value and accept by `Set`-button. See also Force
Variables
2.6.5 Force Variables

Besides watching and setting values of variables, SICAM PAS PLC UI support forcing of
variables. If a variable is forced, the value will be reset to the value specified at the end of each
cycle (before writing to the outputs). Forcing is controlled by three buttons labelled set, enable
force and disable force in the variable set dialog:

In the column Force of the Test&Comissioning-Window, SICAM PAS PLC UI will display if a
variable is currently forced or not.
The action performed when pressing OK depends on which of the three buttons set, enable
force and disable force is selected:
if the variable is currently not forced, set will once set the variable to the value specified. If the
variable is modified by the application, this might have a very short effect only. enable force will
force the variable to the value specified, i.e. set the variable to the specified value at the end of
each cycle, disable force will have no effect
if the variable is currently forced, set will disable forcing for this variable and set the variable
once to the value specified, enable force will continue to force the variable, but with the value
specified now, disable force will not set the variable, but only disable forcing for the variable
Please note
forcing only resets the variable at the end of each cycle. Modifications during one cycle are
possible and not prevented.
forcing is not restricted to directly represented variables (AT %)
2.7 Online Server
2.7.1 Online Server: Overview

The Online Server is the gateway between all SICAM PAS PLC UI tools and your controller(s). It
is started automatically in the background and routing all traffic and commands between all
applications and the controller. A small icon will be displayed in the system tray when the
Online Server is active. A click on that icon will offer to terminate the server, which you should
generally avoid to do.
2.8 Online Server Setup
2.8.1 Online connections: introduction

Connections are symbolic names for potential links to your controller. Each resource is
configured to use exactly one connection, and each connection is bound to one driver and given a
parameter set for that driver. SICAM PAS PLC UI comes with drivers for TCP/IP, RS232 and IPC
(interprocess communication), but by default only one connection, which is bound to the TCP432
driver.
2.8.2 Create new connection

When the Connection Setup window appears, click on the new button.
The Connection Properties dialog box opens:

Now enter the name of the connection to be created. Take care that the connection name has not
got any spaces in it. Use the underscore (`_`) instead of space. Select a driver by clicking on the
select button, the Driver Select window showing driver settings opens:
Click the desired driver and then the OK button. The Connection Properties window now becomes
active again. Click the settings button. The Drivers Settings dialog box opens:
You can modify the settings individually. When you agree with the adjusted settings, just click
OK, otherwise click cancel. If you want to place a remark, you can do this at the Connection
Properties window. Finally, click OK from the Connection Properties window.
2.8.3 Delete Connection

Select a connection by clicking on the connections name from the Available Connections list.
Then click the Remove button, the selected connection is deleted and disappears from the list.

2.8.4 Edit connection properties

By clicking on the connections name from the Available Connections list, it will become selected.
Click on the Properties button and the Connection Properties dialog box appears.
Go on like as described in the topic Create a new connection.
2.8.5 Select Connection

Right-click the active resource (marked green) in the browser and choose `Properties...` from the
context menu, the Edit Resource Specifications dialog box opens:
To select the current connection, click the button next to the Network Connection from the Edit
Resource Specifications windows, the Select Connection window opens.
Select the desired connection by clicking its name and then click OK.
Back in the Edit Resource Specifications window, click OK to apply the modified settings.
2.9 Compiler
2.9.1 Compiler: Overview

The Compiler is the tool converting the sources of your application that you write in different
editors into executable code, which is UCODE or NATIVE CODE.
The Compiler is automatically launched by the Browser whenever there is need to recompile your
application, and the Browser can manually be invoked from the Browser. In general, there should
be no need to invoke the compiler from the command line. Running the compiler from the
command line requires a separate license from SIEMENS.
2.9.2 Instruction List Compiler
2.9.2.1 Compiler Command Line

ILC [ -s | -c | -p | -i | -l ] <Poe file names> -v <Varfilename> -d <Devicename> -r
<ResourceName> { -o <OutputDir> } {-g | -m } {-x} { -b } {-y} { -w<OutputLevel> }
ILC command <Poe file names> -v <Varfilename> -d <Devicename> -r <ResourceName>
options
The commands and options are preceded by either a slash (/) or a dash () and are not case
sensitive. Multiple commands per call are allowed.
Commands:

-s: performs a IL syntax check on the files following the command

-c: compiles all files following the command
-p: creates prototypes for all program organisation units specified in the list of files
following the command
-i: creates include files for all program organisation units specified in the list of files
following this command
-l: creates a file with all dependencies for the program organisation units specified in the
list of following this command.
If more than one command is used in a call of ILC.EXE than every single command applies to all
files following the commands.
Options:
-o: with this option the user can specify an output directory or the target path name if a
single resource is built. If o is followed by a directory name the targets are stored in the
specified directory.
-g: the input files (*.poe files) are no located resource global variables
-m: the input files (the files specified after the command) are located resource global
variables
-x: dump object files
-f: suppress final error information
-b: Use short file names. ILC presupposes that the filenames of POUs whose names are
longer than eight characters are cutted down to eight characters.
-w: by using this flag the user can specify the output level for the output information. It
has to be followed by an integer that indicates the output level. The following values are
defined for the "OutputLevel":
0: print all available informations. I. e. errors, warnings and info-messages.
2: suppress warnings
4: suppress info-messages (e.g. Compiling c:\test\test.poe)
6: suppress warnings and info-messages
Please note that error messages are printed always and can not be suppressed.
-y: write the initial data segment of the POUs to be compiled in a text file. This command
should be used, to obtain the initial data segment of firmware POUs for the
<hardware>.ini file.
2.9.3 Linker
2.9.3.1 Linker Command Line

ITLink [ -r | -t ] <source file names> -v <Varfilename> -m <makefile name> {-g <resource
global object filename>} {-s <packed sources file> } { -o <OutputDir> } {-x}
sensitive. Multiple commands per call are not allowed.
Commands:
-r: link the files specified in the file list following the command to a resource object (*.pcd
file).
-t: link files specified in the file list following the command to a task object (*.crd file)
In both cases the linker requires the project file path and the make file path. The project file path
has to be prefaced by -v and the make file path by -m.
Options:
-o: specify an output directory or the target path name if a single resource is built. If o is
followed by a directory name the targets are stored in the specified directory.
-g: the input files (the files specified after the command) contain object informations
about the resource global variables.
-s: the file specified after the option contains the packed sources of the resource. The
content of this file is inserted in the resource global segment table. This option is valid
only in combination with the command -r.

-x: dump object files

2.9.4 Make
2.9.4.1 Make Command Line

ITMake [ -p | (-m <makefilename> | -u <ArchiveFileName> v) | -y ] <Varfilename> { -o
<OutputDir> | <Outputfilename> } {-i } { -s } {-w<OutputLevel>} {-b}
sensitive. Multiple commands per call are not allowed.
Commands:
-p: build all resources in the specified project(s). This command must be followed by at
least one project-file-path (VAR-file-path).
-m: build the specified resources. This command must be followed by a list of resource
file names and the specifier v followed by the project-file-path. The resources to be
build, must all be part of the project specified by the VAR-file-name.
-u: uncompress archive. This command must be followed by a file name which contains
the archive to uncompress.
-y: create the initial data segment of all POUs in the project and write it in a text file. This
command should be used, to obtain the initial data segment of firmware POUs for the
<hardware>.ini file.
Options:
-o: with this option the user can specify an output directory or the target path name, if a
single resource is built. If o is followed by a directory name the target(s) is stored in the
specified directory.
-e: this option is reserved for future implementations. It enables the user to specify a target
path for output messages. If an error file is specified, the user output is printed in the
specified file instead on stdout. If e is followed by a directory name an error file is
created for every compiled or linked entity and the error files are stored in the specified
directory.
-i: Incremental build, i. e. only changed files and files affected by this changes are
recompiled and linked.
-s: Use short file names. ITMake presupposes that the filenames of POUs whose names
are longer than eight characters are cutted down to eight characters.
-b: use short file names. If this option is specified and the name of a POU exceeds eight
characters, the compiler uses the first eight characters of the POU name as its file name.

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3.1 Runtime issues
3.1.1 Optimisation Settings

SICAM PAS PLC UI supports optimisation settings "speed", "size" and "normal". "Size" will
generate only UCODE and no native code. A native code compiler will not be invoked. "Normal"
will compile UCODE and native code with mixing of both enabled for optimum debugging
support. If the native code compiler supports "direct calls", these will not be used. "Speed" will
yield an error message if any portion of the application cannot be compiled with native code. If the
native code compiler supports direct calls, these will be used.
3.1.2 Breakpoints
SICAM PAS PLC UI supports Breakpoints in textual languages ST and IL. Breakpoints are
currently not supported in Native Code, so set optimsation to "size". Breakpoints are not supported
with all targets due to hardware restrictions. Breakpoints are not saved, so set new breakpoints
before starting a newly downloaded application.
If a breakpoint is reached in any one task of the SICAM PAS PLC UI application, execution of all
tasks will immediately be stopped. When single-stepping, continuing to the next breakpoint, etc. it
is undefined and left to the target if other tasks should be executed in the meantime. Therefore it is
recommended to have one task only when single-stepping for intuitivity.
Stopping a controller with breakpoints and single-stepping can disable many of the safety
precautions in your controller and your application, so be sure to take appropriate measures so
guarantuee damage to be avoided.
3.1.3 Performance
There are some obvious and some not so obvious factors influencing the performance of your
application:
Obvious factors include the performance of your platform, including I/O and networks, the size of
your application, measured in lines of code or in bytes required at runtime. A native code compiler,
if available, will typically increase performance.
Not so ovbious factors include
1. Task structure of your application: more tasks will typically reduce performance due to
additional overhead in task switching. Removing code from fast, or cyclic tasks, and moving
it to less often executed timer tasks, or executing them only when needed in interrupt tasks,
can on the other hand tremendously increase throughput.
2. While native code typically executes faster, task switching is less responsive. So even when
native code is available, there is reason to leave the cyclic task with UCODE (optimisation
size) and have only timer and interrupt tasks in native code for maximum performance and
minimum task switch and jitter.
3. While all code compiled to the target uses Instruction List as the common intermediate
language, code produced by the different editors varies. While for some applications some
languages might be the best choice, things can be completely different for other applications.
Carefully evaluate the different editors and languages and pick your favourite ones for the
different applications.
3.2 Native Code Compiler
3.2.1 Native Code

SICAM PAS PLC UI supports UCODE and NATIVE CODE.

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Native Code is optional, but available for most platforms. While UCODE is optimised for
portability between platforms, fast task switches and small memory footprint, NATIVE CODE is
optimised for execution speed on one particular platform. On application level, the programmer
can select which code to use via the Optimsation Settings on resource or task level.
Some debugging features of SICAM PAS PLC UI are available with UCODE only, so if you intent
to use one of these, be sure to set optimsation to "size": this includes Breakpoints and online
display in Ladder Diagram as well as the POU Editor, Online Change.
The SICAM PAS PLC UI RunTime System typically allows for task switches to be triggered after
each and every UCODE instructions, i.e. quite frequently even within small loops. This is not
possible with native code. If no direct calls are being used, the run-time checks for task switches at
each call/return. With direct calls, it checks for task switches only after one task has completely
finished.
Execution of native code typically is faster than execution of UCODE, with the speed-up factor
depending on the processor, the implementation of the run-time system and the native code
compiler, the C-compiler used to compile the run-time system, the application, the memory
architecture, e.g.: if not using "direct calls", calling a function block with native code may be
slower than calling the function block with UCODE, due to calling convention conversion. Hence,
if your application uses plenty of tiny blocks, speed-up may be below expectation. With complex
instructions (e.g. sine or real-divide), UCODE overhead may be comparably small, hence the
speed-up gained with native code may be small as well.
The virtual UCODE machine within the run-time system will do some checks while executing the
UCODE. In native code, most of this checking is omitted because it would add significant run-time
overhead and the ultimate reason to use native code is speed improvement. It is strongly
recommend that you carefully test and debug your application with UCODE first before using
native code. If you need a native code compiler containing checking, contact SIEMENS. Checks
not available with native code include array subscript overflow/underflow and string length
checking
3.2.2 Direct Calls

Some Native Code Compilers implement a feature named direct calls. This will avoid overhead
during switching of function blocks, i.e. with CAL and RET, executing these directly as a call to a
subroutine, and return respectively, in assembly language. This yields performance gain, but
reduces responsiveness to task switching. If you are using one task only, this should greatly
increase performance, if you are using mutliple tasks, this could result in much larger jitter.
Direct calls will only be used with optimisation speed.
3.2.3 Exception Handling in native code

Unless noted otherwise, code created by the native code compilers will, for performance reasons,
not check for exceptions, like division by zero or invalid array index. Therefore it is recommended
that you carefully test your application using optimisation setting size first, and only then switch to
native code.
3.2.4 Unknown instructions

While SIEMENS Software attempts to build all native code compilers in a way so they can always
compile the full UCODE instruction set, there is always the possibility that some native code
compiler can not compiler some UCODE instruction, for a variety of reasons.
If that happens, the Native Code Compiler will report this and not create native code for the POU
containing that code. A double click on that message in the Browsers Output Window should
locate you to that line.
If optimisation is set to speed, this message will be an error. Either modify your code to not
contain that instruction, or set optimsation to default.
In optimisation default, this POU will be executed in UCODE, while all others would be
executed in native code, if possible.

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3.2.5 Span segments

With SICAM PAS PLC UI, all segments are limited to 64k Bytes in size. As native code typically
is larger than UCODE, this can easily lead to the fact that some application can only be run in
UCODE and not in native code due to this limitation. Some native code compilers implement a
feature span segments, which will allow segments to exceed 64k for that reason.
3.2.6 NCC Intel Protected Mode

The NCC86 will check for eceptions invalid array index and division by zero.
The NCC86 does implement the span segments feature.
The NCC86 does implement the direct calls feature.
3.3 Documentation
3.3.1 Print IEC61131 Configuration

In order to get a printed documentation of the configuration of your resource and tasks, select the
configuration in the Browsers treeview and select File-Print.
3.3.2 CFC Crossreference

The CFC cross-creference is a valuable aid in debugging and understanding execution of CFC
charts.
The SICAM PAS PLC UI standard cross-reference is of limited use to CFC programmers, as most
symbols listed in that cross-reference will be symbols which names have been created
automatically by the CFC Editor and have no meaning to the programmer.
To create the CFC cross-reference, select File --> Crossreference, or print the chart to see the
cross-reference on paper. The cross-reference stored in file is less legible, but better suited to
automatic post-processing with third party tools (like grep, awk).
The CFC cross reference is listed in the form
source: name [chart]
destination1: name [chart]
destination2: name [chart]
where
source is a name on the right margin bar, i.e. designs a signal leaving one compound block
destination is a name on the legt margin bar, i.e. designs a signal entering a compound block
name is the variable name automatically generated by the CFC editor for that signal. Use that name
to find this signal in the Test and Commissioning Tool to monitor the value of that signal.
chart is a path of names of compound blocks. Use that to find the location either in CFC-Editor by
opening one sub-compound block after the other in the specified order, or by locating the printed
chart via the table of contents.
The entries are sorted by source/destination, refer to the file stored if you need other sort
sequences.
CFC Cross Reference sample

We use a small sample to demonstrate the CFC cross reference.
Set up a small CFC programm, using two blocks (ADD and SUB), to add 23 to one input variable,
then subtracting one from the result:

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Now move block ADD into a compound block A and block SUB into a compound block C. Open
block A and move ADD further down into a new compound block B. Open block C and move the
SUB block further down into a new compound block D. Enter reasonable names for all margin bar
entries. If you open all blocks, the result will look like that:
With this small sample, output of the CFC cross-reference will look like:
nameA_3: FCT_10_10_10_1_ADD_Out [SAMPLE.chart 1.BlockA.BlockB]

nameD_1: FCT_10_30_10_1_SUB.IN0 [SAMPLE.chart 1.BlockC.BlockD]

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nameB_3: FCT_10_10_10_1_ADD_Out [SAMPLE.chart 1.BlockA.BlockB]

nameD_1: FCT_10_30_10_1_SUB.IN0 [SAMPLE.chart 1.BlockC.BlockD]
With this, the following questions are easily answered:

Looking at the ADD block: where does this output signal go to? Find the name of the output signal,
nameA_3. See cross-reference to find it goes to nameD_1 in block chart1.BlockC.BlockD.
looking at the SUB-block: where does the input signal come from? Find the name of the input
signal nameD_1, locate nameD_1 in the cross-reference and find it comes from nameA_3. (as the
list is sorted by source names, this is easier to find by opening the file with some editor than by
looking at the printed cross-reference)
How can I monitor that signal entering the SUB-block online? Find the name of the SUB-blocks
input in the margin bar (nameD_1), locate that in the cross-reference and read the name of the
IEC1131-variable associated to it (FCT_10_30_10_1_SUB.IN0). Find that variable in the
Browsers instance tree and double click it to have it added to the watch list.
3.4 Libraries
3.4.1 Library: Overview

Libraries are collections of functions and function blocks that can be re-used over different SICAM
PAS PLC UI projects.
Working with libraries involves several steps: a library is first created, pretty much like any other
SICAM PAS PLC UI project. If creator and user are different, it is then distributed via Floppy
Disk, CD-ROM, or Internet, and made available to the user. The user will install the library, i.e.
transfer the library to his own PC. To use a library with an SICAM PAS PLC UI project, the
library has to be added to this project, this making the contents of the library available for use.
To get rid of a library within a project, the library can be removed form this project. This can be
necessary if a different implementation of the same library should be used instead.
To remove a library completely from a PC, the library can be uninstalled. This can be necessary if
the library should be used on a different PC and licensing conditions require it to be removed prior.
The following chapters will give a sample on how to do a library of your own.
3.4.2 Create a Library

To create a library, proceed just like creating any normal SICAM PAS PLC UI project. Be sure to
perform a syntax check when finished creating POUs (functions or function blocks) in your library
project.
If you receive a library from your supplier, you will not have to `create` that library. Proceed with
ìnstalling` this library instead!
Example:
Start the Browser and create a new project named `MyLib` using `File ProjectNew...
Create a function block named `det_edge` (for edge detection): `File New Functionblock
IL`. Implement this function block as shown below:
VAR_INPUT
input : BOOL ;
END_VAR
VAR_OUTPUT
output : BOOL ;
END_VAR
VAR
tempvar : BOOL ;
END_VAR
LD input
ANDN tempvar

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ST output
LD input
ST tempvar
Invoke a syntax check with FileSyntaxcheck . The own construction of libraries is not
supported by SICAM PAS.
3.4.3 Install a Library

Before you can use a library, you have to install it on your PC. Use FileLibraryInstall New
within the Browser:
Use the `browse`-button to locate the .VAR file representing your project. If you created the library
yourself, this will be in the directory you specified when creating the library project with `File
ProjectNew...`. If you received the libary on a disk, this can be something beginning with À:\`.
During installation, the library project will be copied into a sub-directory of
<SICAM PAS>\PlcUI\ini\lib.
Example:
Create a new project in the Browser using File ProjectNew.... Name that new project `TEST`.
Select FileLibrary Install New....
Now use the browse-button to locate the MyLib-project you created just before and press Òk`.
3.4.4 Adding a Library to a project

After installation, all files needed for the library will be present on your computer. But the
functions and function blocks in that library will not be automatically available in your projects.
You have to àdd` the library to the project first using FileLibraryUse in current project.
Example:
Mark the Library "MyLib" in the Library-Pane and select FileLibraryUse in current project .
Create a new POU of type PROGRAM, named `main`. Select Insert Functionblocks.... to see
your library functions. To use your function block DET_EDGE, implement program `main` as
shown below:
VAR
sig1 AT %I0.0 : BOOL ;
anEdge : DET_EDGE;
count : UINT ;
END_VAR
CAL anEdge (
input := sig1
|
:=output
)
LDN anEdge.output
JMPC ende
LD count
ADD 1
ST count
ende:

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Compile that program, add it to a resource of your choice and execute it. Change input %i0.0 and
see variable count incremented
3.4.5 Uninstall Library

If you want to get rid of a library installed on your PC, make sure the library isn't used any more,
mark it and select FileLibraryUninstall. In the dialog shown, select the library to get rid of
and press OK.
Example:
Select FileLibraryUninstall. In the dialog, select <SICAM PAS>\PlcUI\ini\lib.

Press OK, and `MyLib` is no longer available as a library
3.5 IEC61131-3
3.5.1 IEC61131-3 Details
3.5.1.1 Character String Literals

Literal constants of datatypes TIME, DATE and DATE_AND_TIME uses keywords plus a hash
sign #. The keywords can be written in long (e.g. DATE_AND_TIME) or short form (e.g. DT).
A string constant is sequence of characters enclosed in . Special characters can be embedded
within a character string literal by using escape sequences starting with the $ sign, as listed in the
following table:
Predefined Meaning
character
constants
'$'' The Apostrophe
'$$' The $ sign itself
'$L' or '$l' Line Feed
'$N' or '$n' New Line
'$P' or '$p' Form Feed
'$R' or '$r' Carriage Return
'$T' or '$t' Tabulator
Example
Character Meaning and Length
Constant
'A' Single character A, length=1
'' Blank character, length=1
'' No character, length=1
'$R$L' Carriage Return, Line Feed,
length=2
'$0D$0A' Carriage Return, Line Feed,
length=2
3.5.1.2 Constants
Within a literal constant, underscores are allowed to increase readability. Such underscores have no
meaning regarding the value of a constant. Literal constants for some datatypes require a special
prefix
Constant Datatype Example Meaning
INT -13 Integer -13
45165 or 45_165 Integer 45165 (both)
+125 Integer 125
REAL -13.12 Real 13,12

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123.45 Real 123,45

0.123 Real 0,123
-1.23E-3 Real -0,00123
Dual number 2#0111_1110 or 126 126
Octal number 8#123 or 83 83
Hexadecimal 16#123 or 291 291
number
BOOL 0 and 1 Boolean TRUE and FALSE values
TRUE and FALSE
STRING 'ABC' Character string ABC
TIME T#12.3ms or Time duration of 12,3 milliseconds
TIME#12.3ms
T#12h34m or Time duration of 12 hours and 34
T#12h_34m minutes
T#-4m Negative time duration of 4 minutes
DATE DATE#1995-12-24 or Date 24.12.1995
D#1995-12-24
TIME_OF_DAY TOD#12:05:14.56 or 12 hours05 minutes and 14,56 seconds
TIME_OF_DAY#12:05:14.56 PM
DATE_AND_TIME DT#1995-12-24-12:05:14.56 or Date and time: 12 hours05 minutes and
DATE_AND_TIME#1995-12-24- 14,56 seconds PM on 24.12.1995
12:05:14.56
Note: DATE, TIME_OF_DAY and DATE_AND_TIME are currently not supported by SICAM
PAS PLC UI.
See also Elementary Data Types
3.5.1.3 Single Bit Access

With SICAM PAS PLC UI, each individual bit of BYTE or WORD variable can be accessed by
writing the bitnumber, separated by a dot, after the variable name
Example
PROGRAM Only_1_Bit
VAR
Bitpattern1 : BYTE := 2#10101010;
Bitpattern2 AT %IW0.0 : WORD;
END_VAR
LD Bitpattern2.15 (* Copy bit 15 *)
ST Bitpattern1.0 (* into bit 0 *)
.
.
END_PROGRAM
Please note that this feature might not be available on all hardware platforms for all data types due
to implementation restrictions.

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3.5.1.4 Passing Output Parameters

IEC1131 defines two ways of passing parameters. SICAM PAS PLC UI provides, as a legal
extension to IEC1131, a means to directly pass output parameters. You can pass output parameters
within the line of the CAL instruction by using a vertical slash | instead of a comma, and giving
the actual parameter on the left side of the assignment:
Example
CAL SR_Instance_1(SET1 := On,
RESET := Off
|
Result := Q1)
3.5.1.5 Nested Comments

Comments may be nested, which eases out-commenting of entire program sections which should
contain comments on their own.
3.5.1.6 STRUCT via VAR_EXTERNAL or VAR_IN_OUT

Versions 4.2.3 and higher of SICAM PAS PLC UI can access globally defined variables of
structured datatypes via VAR_EXTERNAL and VAR_IN_OUT. However, due to technical
restrictions within SICAM PAS PLC UI, no access to individual members of these variables is
possible. In many cases, e.g. to pass on such variables to firmware functions, this will not even be
necessary. If your application requires such access to member variables, declare a local variable of
same structured data type and modify a local copy of the structured variable.
3.5.1.7 Block Type: Program, Function, Function Block

A program in SICAM PAS PLC UI has the following characteristic properties, as defined by
IEC1131: Only the program is allowed to declare variables to be mapped to physical addresses; A
program is allowed to call functions and instances of function blocks.
A function block, as defined by IEC1131, has the following characteristic properties: It may have
one, more than one, or no inputs; It may have one, more than one, or no outputs; Multiple instances
can be created of a function block, and each instance will keep a private copy of all data associated
with that function block (input, output, intermediate data); a func tion block cannot be called, only
instances can be called. The function block has a `memory`, i.e. all data (input, output, local) will
keep its value from one call to the next. On a call, it is not necessary to supply all input data; those
not provided will simply keep the value from the previous call (or the default value if there was no
call before). A function block can call functions and instances of other function blocks.
A function, as defined by IEC1131, has the following characteristic properties: It has one or more
inputs (but no input is not allowed); It has exactly one output value (which may be a structure); A
function has no `memory` from one call to the next, and it will return always the same out put when
given the same inputs. On every call to a function, all inputs have to be supplied. A function may
use local variables for intermediate storage, but the value of these local vari ables will not be kept
from one call to the next. A function may call other functions, but it is not allowed to call instances
of function blocks
3.5.2 IEC61131-3 Compliance Statement
3.5.2.1 Compliance Statement

The following tables have the same numbering as those in the IEC 1131-3/EN 61131-3 standard.
Tables showing features not yet supported by this version of SICAM PAS PLC UI are not listed.
Some tables in IEC1131-3 do not contain features, so missing table numbers do not necessarily
imply missing features. To understand this document, you will want to consult IEC1131-3.

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SICAM PAS PLC UI 5.0 complies with the requirements of IEC1131-3, for the following language
features:
3.5.2.2 Table 1: Character Set Features

No. Description Yes No
1 Required character set x
2 Lower case x
3a Number sign (#) x
or
3b Pound sign () x
4a Dollar sign ($) x
or
4b Currency sign x
5a Vertical bar (|) x
or
5b Exclamation mark (!) x
Subscript delimiters:
6a brackets [ ] x
or
6b parentheses ( ) x
3.5.2.3 Table 2: Identifier features

1 Upper case and numbers x
2 Upper and lower case, numbers, embedded underlines x
3 Upper and lower case, numbers, leading or embedded x
underlines
3.5.2.4 Table 3: Comment features

1 Comments x
3.5.2.5 Table 4: Numeric Literals

1 Integer literals x
2 Real literals x
3 Real literals with exponents x
4 Base 2 literals x
5 Base 8 literals x
6 Base 16 literals x
7 Boolean zero and one x
8 Boolean FALSE and TRUE x

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3.5.2.6 Table 5: Character string literal features

1 Empty string (length zero) x
String of length one containing the single character A x
String of length one containing the `space` character x
String of length one containing the `single quote` character x
String of length two containing CR und LF

x
String of length five which would print as `$1.00`
x
3.5.2.7 Table 6: Two character combinations in character strings

2 Dollar sign ($$) x
3 Single quote ($) x
4 Line feed ($L or $l) x
5 New line ($N or $n) x
6 New page ($P or $p) x
7 Carriage return ($R or $r) x
8 Tab ($T or $t) x
3.5.2.8 Table 7: Duration literal features

Duration literals without underlines:
1a Short prefix x
1b Long prefix x
Duration literal with underlines
2a Short prefix x
2b Long prefix x
3.5.2.9 Table 8: Date and time of day literals

1 Date literals (long prefix: DATE#) x
2 Date literals (short prefix: D#) x

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3 Time of day literals (long prefix: TIME_OF_DAY#) x

4 Time of day literals (short prefix: TOD#) x
5 Date and time literals x
(long prefix: DATE_AND_TIME#)
6 Date and time literals (short prefix: DT#) x
3.5.2.10 Table 10: elementary data types
No. Keyword Data type Yes No

1 BOOL Boolean x
2 SINT Short integer x
3 INT Integer x
4 DINT Double integer x
5 LINT Long integer x
6 USINT Unsigned short integer x
7 UINT Unsigned integer x
8 UDINT Unsigned double integer x
9 ULINT Unsgined long integer x
10 REAL Real numbers x
11 LREAL Long reals x
12 TIME Duration x
13 DATE Date (only) x
14 TIME_OF_DAY Time of day (only) x
or
TOD
15 DATE_AND_ Date and time x
TIME or TD
16 STRING Variable-length character string x
17 BYTE Bit string of length 8 x
18 WORD Bit string of length 16 x
19 DWORD Bit string of length 32 x
20 LWORD Bit string of length 64 x

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3.5.2.11 Table 12: Data type declaration feature

1 Direct derivation from elementary types x
2 Enumerated data types x
3 Subrange data types x
4 Array data types x
5 Structured data types x
3.5.2.12 Table 13: Default initial values
Description Initial value Yes No

BOOL, SINT, INT DINT, LINT, 0 x
USINT, UINT, UDINT, ULINT 0 x
BYTE, WORD, DWORD, LWORD 0 x
REAL, LREAL 0.0 x
TIME T#0s x
DATE D#0001-01-01 x
TIME_OF_DAY TOD#00:00:00 x
DATE_AND_TIME DT#0001-01-01-00:00:00 x
STRING `(the empty string) x
3.5.2.13 Table 14: Data type initial value declaration features

1 Initialization of directly derived types x
2 Initialization of enumerated data types x
3 Initialization of subrange data types x
4 Initialization of array data types x
5 Initialization of structured data types x
6 Initialization of derived structured data types x
3.5.2.14 Table 15: Location and size prefix features for directly
represented variables

1 I: Input location x
2 Q: Output location x
3 M: Marker location x
4 X: (Single) bit size x
5 None: (Single) bit size x

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6 B: Byte (8 bits) size x

7 W: Word (16 bits) size x
8 D: Double word (32 bits) size x
9 L: Long word (64 bits) size x
3.5.2.15 Table 16: Variable keywords for variable declaration
Keyword Yes No
VAR x
VAR_INPUT x
VAR_OUTPUT x
VAR_IN_OUT x
VAR_EXTERNAL x
VAR_GLOBAL x
VAR_ACCESS x
RETAIN x
CONSTANT x
AT x
3.5.2.16 Table 17: Variable type assignement features

1 Declaration of directly represented, non-retentive variables x
2 Declaration of directly represented, retentive variables x
3 Declaration of locations of symbolic variables x
4 Array location assignment x
5 Automatic memory allocation of symbolic variables x
6 Array declaration x
7 Retentive array declaration x
8 Declaration of structured variables x
3.5.2.17 Table 18: Variable initial value assignement features

1 Initialization of directly represented, non-retentive x
variables
2 Initialization of directly represented, retentive variables x
3 Location and initial value assignment to symbolic x
variables
4 Array location assignment and initialization x
5 Initialization of symbolic variables x
6 Array initialization x

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7 Retentive array declaration and initialization x

8 Initialization of structured variables x
9 Initialization of constants x
3.5.2.18 Table 19: Graphical negation of Boolean signals

1 Negated input x
2 Negated output x
3.5.2.19 Table 20: Use EN input an ENO output

1 Use of EN and ENO x
2 Use of EN and ENO x
3 FBD without EN and x
ENO
3.5.2.20 Table 21: Typed and overloaded functions

1 Overloaded functions (non type-dependent) x
2 Typed functions x
3.5.2.21 Table 22: Type conversion function features

1 *_TO_** x
2 TRUNC x
3 BCD_TO_** x
4 *_TO_BCD x
3.5.2.22 Table 23: Standard functions of one numeric variable

1 ABS x
2 SQRT x
3 LN x
4 LOG x
5 EXP x
6 SIN x

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7 COS x
8 TAN x
9 ASIN x
10 ACOS x
11 ATAN x
3.5.2.23 Table 24: Arithmetic standard functions
No. Name Symbol Yes No

12 ADD + x
13 MUL * x
14 SUB - x
15 DIV / x
16 MOD x
17 EXPT ** x
18n MOVE x
18s := x
3.5.2.24 Table 25: Standard bit shift functions
No. Name Yes No

1 SHL x
2 SHR x
3 ROR x
4 ROL x
3.5.2.25 Table 26: Standard bitwise Boolean functions
No. Name Yes No

5 AND x
6 OR x
7 XOR x
8 NOT x

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3.5.2.26 Table 27: Standard selection functions
No. Name Yes No

1 SEL x
2a MAX x
2b MIN x
3 LIMIT x
4 MUX x
3.5.2.27 Table 28: Standard comparison functions
No. Name Yes No

5 GT x
6 GE x
7 EQ x
8 LE x
9 LT x
10 NE x
3.5.2.28 Table 29: Standard character string functions
No. Name Yes No

1 LEN x
2 LEFT x
3 RIGHT x
4 MID x
5 CONCAT x
6 INSERT x
7 DELETE x
8 REPLACE x
9 FIND x

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3.5.2.29 Table 30: Functions of time data types
No. Name Operation Yes No

1 ADD TIME + TIME = TIME x
2 TOD + TIME = TOD x
3 DAT + TIME = DAT x
4 SUB TIME - TIME = TIME x
5 DATE - DATE = TIME x
6 TOD - TIME = TOD x
7 TOD - TOD = TIME x
8 DAT - TIME = DAT x
9 DAT - DAT = TIME x
10 MUL TIME * ANY_NUM = TIME x
11 DIV TIME / ANY_NUM = TIME x
12 CONCAT DATE TOD = DAT x
Type conversion functions
13 DATE_AND_TIME_TO_TIME_OF_DAY x
14 DATE_AND_TIME_TO_DATE x
3.5.2.30 Table 34: Standard bistable function blocks
No. Name Yes No

1 SR x
2 RS x
3 SEMA x
3.5.2.31 Table 31: Functions of enumerated data types
No. Name Yes No

1 SEL x
2 MUX x
3 EQ x
4 NE x

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3.5.2.32 Table 33: Function block declaration features

1 RETAIN qualifier on internal variables x
2 RETAIN qualifier on output variables x
3 RETAIN qualifier on internal function blocks x
4a Input/output declaration (textual) x
4b Input/output declaration (graphical) x
5a Function block instance name as input (textual) x
5b Function block instance name as input (graphical) x
6a Function block instance name as input/output (textual) x
6b Function block instance name as input/output (graphical) x
7a Function block instance name as external variable (textual) x
7b Function block instance name as external variable (graphical) x
Textual declaration of
8a - rising edge inputs x
8b - falling edge inputs x
Graphical declaration of
3.5.2.33 Table 35: Standard edge detection function blocks
No. Name Yes No

1 R_TRIG x
2 F_TRIG x
3.5.2.34 Table 36: Standard counter function blocks
No. Name Yes No

1 R_TRIG x
2 F_TRIG x
3.5.2.35 Table 37: Standard timer function blocks
No. Name Yes No

1 TP (Pulse) x
2a TON (on-delay) x
2b T---0 (on-delay) x
3a TOF (off-delay) x
3b 0---T (off-delay) x
4 RTC (real-time clock) x

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3.5.2.36 Table 39: Program declaration features

1 RETAIN qualifier on internal variable x
2 RETAIN qualifier on output variable x
3 RETAIN qualifier on internal function blocks x
4a Input/output declaration (textual) x
4b Input/output declaration (graphical) x
5a Function block instance name as input (textual) x
5b Function block instance name as input (graphical) x
6a Function block instance name as input/output (textual) x
6b Function block instance name as input/output (graphical) x
7a Function block instance name as external variable
(textual) x
7b Function block instance name as external variable
(graphical) x
Textual declaration of:
Graphical declaration of:
10 Formal input and output parameters x
11 Declaration of directly represented, non-retentive x
variables
12 Declaration of directly represented, retentive variables x
13 Declaration of locations of symbolic variables x
14 Array location assignment x
15 Initialization of directly represented, non-retentive x
variables
16 Initialization of directly represented, retentive variables x
17 Location and initial value assignment to symbolic x
variables
18 Array location assignment and initialization x
19 Use of directly represented variables x
20 VAR_GLOBAL .. END_VAR
Declaration within a PROGRAM x
21 VAR_ACCESS .. END_VAR
Declaration within a PROGRAM x

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3.5.2.37 Table 40: Step features

1 Step graphical x
Initial step graphical x
2 Step textual x
Initial Step textual x
3a Step flag general form x
3b Step flag - direct connection of boolean variable x
4 Step elapsed time x
3.5.2.38 Table 41: Transitions and Transition conditions

1 Transition condition using ST language x
2 Transition condition using LD language x
3 Transition condition using FBD language x
4 Use of connector x
4a Transition condition using LD language x
4b Transition condition using FBD language x
5 Textual transition in ST x
6 Textual transition in IL x
7 Transition name x
7a Transition condition using LD language x
7b Transition condition using FBD language x
7c Transition condition using IL language x
7d Transition condition using ST language x
3.5.2.39 Table 42: Declaration of actions

1 boolean variable as action x
2l graphical declaration in LD language x
2s inclusion of SFC elements in action x
2f graphical declaration in FBD language x
3s textual declaration in ST language x
3i graphical declaration in IL language x

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3.5.2.40 Table 43: Step/action association

1 action block x
2 concatenated action blocks x
3 textual step body x
4 action block `d` field x
3.5.2.41 Table 44: Action block features

1 qualifier as per 2.6.4.4 x
2 action name x
3 boolean indicator variables x
4 IL language x
5 ST language x
6 LD language x
7 FBD language x
8 action blocks in ladder diagrams x
9 action block in function block diagrams x
3.5.2.42 Table 45: Action qualifiers

1 none x
2 N (non-stored) x
3 R (overriding reset) x
4 S (set stored) x
5 L (time limited) x
6 D (time delayed) x
7 P (pulse) x
8 SD (stored and time delayed) x
9 DS (delayed and stored) x
10 SL (stored and time limited) x

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3.5.2.43 Table 46: Sequence evolution

1 single sequence x
2a divergence of sequence selection (left-to-right) x
2b divergence of sequence selection (with priorities) x
2c divergence of sequence selection (with mutual exclusion) x
3 Convergence of sequence evolution x
4 simultanouse sequences divergence x
5 simultanouse sequences convergence x
5a sequence skip (left-to-right) x
5b sequence skip (with priorities) x
5c sequence skip (with mutual exclusion) x
6a sequence loop (left-to-right) x
6b sequence loop (with priorities) x
6c sequence loop (with mutual exclusion) x
7 directional arrows x
3.5.2.44 Table 52: Instruction list (IL) operators
No. Operator Modifiers Yes No

1 LD N x
2 ST N x
3 S x
R x
4 AND N,( x
5 & N,( x
6 OR N,( x
7 XOR N,( x
8 ADD ( x
9 SUB ( x
10 MUL ( x
11 DIV ( x
12 GT ( x
13 GE ( x
14 EQ ( x
15 NE ( x
16 LE ( x
17 LT ( x
18 JMP C, N x
19 CAL C, N x
20 RET C, N x
21 ) x

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3.5.2.45 Table 53: Function block invocation features for IL language

1 CAL with input list x
2 CAL with load/store of inputs x
3 Use of input operators x
3.5.2.46 Table 55: Operators of the ST language

1 Parenthisization x
2 Function evaluation x
3 Exponentiation x
4 Negation x
5 Complement x
6 Multiply x
7 Divide x
8 Modulo x
9 Add x
10 Subtract x
11 Comparision x
12 Equality x
13 Inequality x
14 Boolean AND x
15 Boolean AND x
16 Boolean Exclusive XOR x
17 Boolean OR x
3.5.2.47 Table 56: ST language statements

1 Assignment x
2 Function block invocation and FB output usage x
3 RETURN x
4 IF x
5 CASE x
6 FOR x
7 WHILE x
8 REPEAT x
9 EXIT x
10 Empty Statement x

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3.5.2.48 Table 57: Representation of lines and block

Horizontal lines:
1 ISO/IEC 646 `minus` character x
2 graphic or semigraphic x
Vertical lines:
3 ISO/IEC 646 `vertical line` character x
Horizontal/vertical connection:
5 ISO/IEC 646 `plus` character x
Line crossing without connection:
7 ISO/IEC 646 characters x
Connected and non-connecte corners:
Blocks with connecting lines
Connectors using ISO/IEC 646 chararcters:
13 Connector, Continuation of a connected line x
3.5.2.49 Table 58: Graphic execution control elements

Unconditional Jump
1 FBD language x
2 LD language x
3 Conditional Jump (FBD language) x
4 Conditional Jump (LD language) x
Conditional Return
5 LD language x
6 FBD language x
Unconditional Return
7 from Function x
from Function Block x
8 Alternative Representation in LD language x
3.5.2.50 Table 59: Power rails

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1 Left power rail x
2 Right power rail x
3.5.2.51 Table 60: Link Elements

1 Horizontal link x
2 vertical link with attached horizontal links x
3.5.2.52 Table 61: Contacts

Normally open contact
1 x
2 x
Normally closed contact
3 x
4 x
Positive tranisition-sensing contact
5 x
6 x
Negative transition-sensing contact
7 x
8 x

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3.5.2.53 Table 62: Coils

1 Coil x
2 Negated Coil x
3 SET (latch) coil x
4 RESET (unlatch) coil x
5 Retentive (Memory) coil x
6 SET retentive (Memory) coil x
7 RESET retentive (Memory) coil x
8 Positive transition-sensing coil x
9 Negative transition-sensing coil x
3.5.2.54 FBD language Elements
[Note: this chapter is empty because the corresponding chapter in IEC1131-3 does not list any
features to be referenced here].
3.5.2.55 Table D.1: Implementation-dependent parameters
Clause Parameter Values

1.5.1 Error handling procedures see next chapter
2.1.1 National characters used see table 1 above
2.1.2 Maximum length identifiers 256
Significant length identifiers 64
2.1.5 Maximum comment length >512
2.2.3.1 Range of values of duration +/- 24,85 days
2.3.1 Range of values for variables of type +/- 24,85 days
TIME
Precision of representation of seconds

in type
TIME_OF_DAY and
DATE_AND_TIME -
2.3.3 Maximum
- number of array subscripts 6
- array size < 4KB per POU
- number of structure elements < 8KB per POU
- structure size
- number of variables per declaration
2.3.3.1 Maximum number of enumerated values < 64 KB per POU
2.3.3.2 Default maximum length of STRING 32
variables
Maximum permissible length of STRING 253 [see note 1]
variables

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2.4.1.1 Maximum number of hierarchical levels 5
Logical or physical mapping

2.4.1.2 Maximum number of subscripts -
Maximum number of subscript values -
Maximum number of levels of structures >512

2.4.2 Initialization of system inputs The value of the system
inputs correponds to their
physical values
2.4.3 Maximum number of variables per
declaration < 64 KB per POU
2.5 Information to determine execution times
of program organisation units No
2.5.1.1 Method of function representation Textual
2.5.1.3 Maximum number of function limited only by available
specifications memory
2.5.1.5 Maximum number of inputs of extensible IL: 2, LD/FBD: unlimited
functions
2.5.1.5.1 Effects of type conversions on accuracy truncated
2.5.1.5.2 Accuracy of functions of one variable Currently not supported
Implementation of arithmetic functions
2.5.2 Maximum number of function blocks and ca. 8000
instantiations
2.5.2.3.3 PVmin, PVmax of counters minimum/maximum value of
respective data type
2.5.3 Program size limitations limited only by available
memory
2.6 Timing and postability effects of -
execution control elements
2.6.2 Precision of step elapsed time -
Maximum number of steps per SFC

2.6.3 Maximum number of transitions per SFC -
and per step
2.6.4 Action control mechanism -
2.6.4.2 Maximum number of action blocks per -
step
2.6.5 Graphic indication of step state -
Transition clearing time
Maximum width of diverge/converge
constructs
2.7.1 Content of RESOURCE libraries -
2.7.2 Maximum number of tasks -
Task interval resolution
Pre-emptive or non-pre-emptive

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scheduling
3.3.1 Maximum length of expressions unlimited
Partial evaluation of Boolean expressions no
3.3.2 Maximum length of statements unlimited
3.3.2.3 Maximum number of CASE selections unlimited
4.1.1 Graphic/semigraphic representation graphic
Restrictions on network topology

4.1.3 Evaluation order of feedback loops -
note 1: SICAM PAS PLC UI is highly configurable, so this parameter may vary depending on your
hardware. If in doubt, consult the documentation of your hardware.
3.5.2.56 Table E.1: Error conditions
2.3.3.1 Value of a variable exceeds the Syntax error reported for

specified subrange initialisation in declaration;
ignored at runtime
2.4.2 Length of initialisation list doesnt match Syntax error
the number of array entries
2.5.1.5.1 Type conversion errors ignored
2.5.1.5.2 Numerical result exceeds range for data firmware blocks report that
type. Division by zero at ENO, ignored elsewhere
2.5.1.5.4 Mixed input data types to a selection not supported
function
Selector (K) out of range for MUX

function
2.5.1.5.5 Invalid character position specified -
Result exceeds maximum string length

2.5.1.5.6 Result exceeds range for data type Restriction to maximum
value (see 2.2.3.1)
2.6.2 Zero or more than one initial step in the -
SFC network
User program attempts to modify step

state or time
2.6.2.5 Simultaneously true, non-prioritized -
transitions in a selection divergence
2.6.3 Side effects in evaluation of transition -
condition
2.6.4.5 Action control contention error -
2.6.5 Ùnsafe` or Ùnreachable` SFC -
2.7.1 Data type conflict in VAR_ACCESS -
2.7.2 Tasks require too many processor -
resources

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Execution deadline not met
Other task scheduling conflicts

3.2.2 Numerical result exceeds range for data Scan via functions
type
3.3.1 Division by zero Syntax error
Invalid data type for operation can be monitored
3.3.2.1 Return from function without value -
assigned
3.3.2.4 Iteration fails to terminate -
4.1.1 Same identifier as connector label and -
element name
4.1.4 Uninitialised feedback variable -
4.1.5 Numerical result exceeds range for data -
type
Division by 0

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4.1 Keywords (by category)
4.1.1 IEC1131 Standard Function Blocks

SICAM PAS PLC UI implements the following function blocks of IEC61131-3:
CTD
CTU
CTUD
F_TRI
R_TRIG
RS
SR
TOF
TON
TP
4.1.2 IEC61131-3 Standard Functions

SICAM PAS PLC UI implements the following functions of IEC61131-3:
ABS
ACOS
AND
ASIN
ATAN
CONCAT
COS
DELETE
EQ
EXP
FIND
GE
GT
INSERT
LE
LEFT
LEN
LIMIT
LN
LOG
LT
MAX
MID
MIN
MOD
MUX
NE
NEG
OR
REAL_TO_*
RIGHT
ROL
ROR
SHL
SIN

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SHR
SQRT
TIME_TO_*
TRUNC
XOR
RIGHT
4.1.3 IEC61131-3 operations

SICAM PAS PLC UI implements the following operations of IEC61131-3:
ADD
ADD (time)
DIV
DIV (time)
MUL
MUL (time)
SUB
SUB (time)
4.1.4 SICAM PAS PLC UI Functions and Function Blocks

The following functions and function blocks are provided by SICAM PAS PLC UI in addition to
IEC1131-3:
GetTaskInfo
GetTime
GetTimeCS
4.1.5 Data Types
The following elementary data types are defined by IEC61131-3:

BOOL
BYTE
DATE_AND_TIME
DATE
DINT
DWORD
INT
REAL
SINT
STRING
TIME_OF_DAY
TIME
UDINT
UINT
WORD
The following data types are defined by SICAM PAS PLC UI in addition to IEC1131-3:
VARINFO

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4.1.6 Declaration Keywords
END_TYPE
END_VAR
RETAIN
TYPE
VAR_GLOBAL
VAR_IN_OUT
VAR_INPUT
VAR_OUTPUT
VAR
4.1.7 Instruction List Instructions
LD ANY
LDN ANY_BIT
ST ANY
STN ANY_BIT
S BOOL
R BOOL
JMP Label
JMPC Label
JMPCN Label
CAL Instance name
CALC Instance name I
CALCN Instance name
RET -
RETC -
RETCN -
AND
ANDN
OR
ORN
XOR
XORN
ADD
SUB
MUL
DIV
GT
GE
EQ
NE
LE
LT
4.1.8 Structured Text Keywords
SICAM PAS PLC UI uses the following keywords in Programming Language Structured Text:
:= (Assignment)
BY
CASE
DO
ELSE

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ELSIF
END_CASE
END_FOR
END_IF
END_REPEAT
END_WHILE
EXIT
FOR
IF
OF
REPEAT
RETURN
UNTIL
WHILE
4.2 Keywords (A..Z)
4.2.1 ABS
Input
In: ANY_NUM
Returns
ANY_NUM
Returns the absolute value of the input
4.2.2 ACOS
Input
In: REAL
Returns
REAL: arcus cosine of input
4.2.3 ADD
Inputs
In1: ANY_NUM
In2: ANY_NUM
Returns
ANY_NUM sum
Addition of two numbers. See Table E.1: Error conditions for result on overflow.
Notes:
Standardisation: this is an operation defined by IEC61131-3
4.2.4 ADD (time)

Inputs
In1: TIME time duration value
In2: TIME
Returns

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TIME Addition of the two time values provided

Addition of TIME values
Notes:
4.2.5 AND
Inputs
IN1: ANY_BIT Input 1
Returns
ANY_BIT logical, bitwise AND of Input 1 and Input 2
Notes:
Standardisation: this function is defined by IEC61131-3
4.2.6 ANDN
Inputs
Returns
ANY_BIT logical, bitwise AND of Input 1 and negated Input 2
Notes:
4.2.7 ARRAY
ARRAY is the keyword to declare arrays of elements, see Derived Data Types
The following declares an array of five integers:

VAR x1: ARRAY[0..4] of INT; END_VAR
A three-dimensional array of 300 booleans:

VAR x2: ARRAY[0..4, 15..20, 1..10] of BOOL; END_VAR
An array of 100 structures:

TYPE x3: STRUCT member1: BOOL; member2: INT; END_TYPE
VAR x4 : array[1..10,1..10] of x3;
Note: SICAM PAS PLC UI uses 16bit integers to represent array subscripts for performance
reasons. Arrays should not be declared in a way to use subscripts exceeding 16bit address limits, as
this would lead to undefined behaviour.
4.2.8 ASIN
Input
In: REAL
Returns
REAL: arcus sine of input

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4.2.9 Assignment
An Assignment will assign the result of an expression to a variable.

Example
VAR
a: INT;
b: ARRAY [0..5] OF INT;
c: REAL;
e: INT;
END_VAR
a := 5;
(* assign 5 to a *)
b[1]:= a*2; e := a; (* two assignments *)
e:= REAL_TO_INT( c );
(* assignment with function call *)
The assignment instruction will evaluate the expression on the right side and assign the resulting
value to the variable given on the left.
Notes:
This is a keyword only for language ST
This is defined by IEC61131-3
4.2.10 AT
AT is the keyword to define the memory location where SICAM PAS PLC UI should allocate
memory for a given variable.
Very first input bit:

VAR x1 at %ix0.0: bool; END_VAR
Output word starting at second output byte:

VAR x2 at %qw1.0: word; END_VAR
4.2.11 ATAN
Input
In: REAL
Returns
REAL: arcus tangens of input
4.2.12 BOOL
See Elementary Data Types
Notes:
Standardisation: this is a data type defined by IEC61131-3
4.2.13 BY
See FOR

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4.2.14 BYTE
Notes:
4.2.15 CAL
The program will be continued at the function block whose name is passed as operand. The
unconditioned invocation may only be used as the end of a sequence and is not permitted within
bracketing operations.
Notes:
This is a keyword in language Instruction List
4.2.16 CALC
If the CR holds the value TRUE, the function block specified as operand will be called. If it holds
the value "0", there is no invocation. The program flow continues with the instruction following the
jump instruction.
Notes:
4.2.17 CALCN
If the CR holds the value FALSE, the function block specified as operand will be called. If it holds
the value "0", there is no invocation. The program flow continues with the instruction following the
jump instruction.
Notes:
4.2.18 CASE
Though IF instructions may be nested, checking for one of many conditions can look quite compli
cated using IF. CASE, instead, can check for more than one value with one instruction. The ex
pression of the CASE-instruction is of type INT, and only the instruction will be executed that
corresponds to this INT-value. After that the first instruction behind END_CASE will be executed.
IF the expression does not match any of the case-values, the first instruction (block) behind the
ELSE will be executed. This partial instruction is optional.
CASE expression OF
case_value1: { instructions; }
case_value2: { instructions; }
...
case_valueN: { instructions; }
[ ELSE instructions; ]
END_CASE;
Example:

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VAR
number : INT:= 10;
amount : INT :=2;
END_VAR
CASE number OF
10: amount := amount +1;
11: amount := amount -1;
ELSE
amount := number;
END_CASE;
In this example, the value of number will be determined, and if it is equal to 10, amount will be
incremented, if it is equal to 11, amount will be decreased. In any other case, amount will be
set to equal number.
Notes:
4.2.19 CONCAT
Inputs
In1: STRING First String
In2: STRING Second String
Returns
STRING Concatenation of both StringsPosition of first occurrence
Description
The character strings IN1 and IN2 in the working register are chained to form one character
string which is loaded into the working register. The strings IN1 to IN2 are written from the left to
the right in ascending order.
4.2.20 CONSTANT
CONSTANT is the keyword to declare variables that should not be modified by the application
code. The SICAM PAS PLC UI compile will give an error message if you intent to write to such a
variable:
VAR CONSTANT x1 : INT := 15; END_VAR
See declaration sections.
4.2.21 COS
Input
In: REAL
Returns
REAL: cosine of input
4.2.22 CR
CR is the abbreviation of Current Result, the virtual accumulator used in IEC61131-3
programming languages.
4.2.23 CTD
The function block "CTD" serves for counting down impulses received from the input operand
"CD". On initialization, the counter will be set to "0".

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If the operand "LOAD" is "1", the value received by the operand "PV" will be taken over as a
value into the counter.
Each rising edge at the input "CD" will decrease the counter by "1".
The output operand "CV" contains the current value of the counter. If the counter value is positive,
the output operand "Q" will have the boolean value "0". If the counter value reaches zero or
becomes negative, the output "Q" will be set to "1".
Inputs
CD: bool counter pulse
LOAD: bool set initial value
PV: int preset value
Outputs
Q: bool signal when zero reached
CV: int counter value
Notes:
Standardisation: this function block is defined by IEC61131-3
4.2.24 CTU
The function block "CTD" serves for counting up impulses received from the input operand "CD".
On initialization, the counter will be set to "0".
The counter value will be reset if the operand "RESET" receives the value "1".
Each rising edge at the input "CD" will increase the counter by "1".
The output operand "CV" contains the current value of the counter. If the counter value is below
the margin value "PV", the output operand "Q" will have the boolean value "0". If the counter
value reaches or passes the margin, the output "Q" will be set to "1".
Inputs
PV: int counter upper limit
Oututs
Q: bool signals if counter has reached upper limit
CV: int current counter value
Notes:
4.2.25 CTUD
The function block "CTUD" serves for counting up and down impulses. On initialization, the
counter will be set to the value "0". Every rising edge at the input operand "CD". will increase the
counter by "1", while every falling edge at the input "CD" will decrease it by "1".
If the operand "LOAD" is "1", the value received by the operand "PV" will be taken over as a
value into the counter.
The counter value will be reset if the operand "RESET" receives the value "1". While the static
state of the operand "RESET" remains unchanged, the counting conditions or the load condition
will have no implication, independent of their value.
The output operand "CV" contains the current value of the counter. If the counter value is below
the margin value "PV", the output operand "Q" will have the boolean value "0". If the counter
value reaches or passes the margin, the output "Q" will be set to "1". If the counter value is

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positive, the output operand "QD" will have the boolean value "0". If the counter value reaches
zero or becomes negative, the output "QD" will be set to "1".
Inputs
CU:bool counting impulses for counting up, rising edge
CD:bool counting impulses for counting down, rising edge
RESET: bool reset condition
LOAD: bool load condition
PV: int load value
Outputs
QU: bool signals wheter counter state has reached PV
QD: bool signals whether counter state has reached "0"
CV: int counter state
Notes:
4.2.26 DATE
Notes:
4.2.27 DATE_AND_TIME
Notes:
4.2.28 DINT
Notes:
4.2.29 DIV
Inputs
In1: ANY_NUM Value to be divided
In2: ANY_NUM Value to divide by
Returns
ANY_NUM quotient
Divides two numbers. See Table E.1: Error conditions for result if divisor is zero.
Notes:

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4.2.30 DIV (time)

Inputs
In2: ANY_NUM divisor
Returns
TIME divided time value
Division of TIME values
Notes:
4.2.31 DO
See FOR and WHILE
4.2.32 DELETE
SICAM PAS PLC UI does not implement the DELETE function.
Notes:
4.2.33 DWORD
Notes:
4.2.34 ELSE
See CASE and IF
4.2.35 ELSIF
See IF
4.2.36 END_CASE
See CASE
4.2.37 END_FOR
See FOR
4.2.38 END_FUNCTION
See Function.
4.2.39 END_FUNCTION_BLOCK
See Function Block.

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4.2.40 END_IF
See IF
4.2.41 END_PROGRAM
See PROGRAM
4.2.42 END_REPEAT
See REPEAT
4.2.43 END_TYPE
See Declaration Sections

Notes:
This is a keyword only for declaration parts of POUs
4.2.44 END_VAR
Notes:
4.2.45 END_WHILE
See WHILE
4.2.46 EQ
Inputs
IN1: ANY Input 1
IN2: ANY Input 2
Returns
BOOL TRUE if Input 1 is equal to Input 2
Notes:
4.2.47 EXIT
Any of the loops can be left under program control before the loop condition dictates so. The
EXIT instruction will jump to the first instruction after the innermost loop.
Example:
VAR
start: INT :=0;
summe: INT :=0;
ende : INT := 10;
END_VAR

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FOR Start := 1 TO Ende BY 2 DO

Summe := Summe + 1;
IF Summe > 4 THEN
EXIT;
END_IF;
END_FOR;
(* Will continue here *)
As soon as Summe is greater than 4, the FOR loop will be left.
Notes:
4.2.48 EXP
Input
In: REAL
Returns
REAL: e ** In
4.2.49 F_TRIG
Inputs
CLK: bool Input operand whose falling edge is detected
Outputs
Q: bool Output operand; indicates the falling edge of CLK
The function block F_TRIG detects the status of the input operand CLK. The status change
from 1 to 0 in a processing cycle is detected and indicated in the subsequent cycle with the
Boolean value 1 via the output Q. The output is 1 only in the processing cycle in which the
change of the status of CLK is detected and a rising edge is indicated.
Notes:
4.2.50 FALSE
Constant value of type BOOL.
4.2.51 FBD
FBD is the abbreviation of Function Block Diagram, one of the programming languages of
IEC61131-3.
4.2.52 FIND
Find one character string within another character string
Inputs
In1: String Basic character string in which a special character sequence is searched
for; the string is made available via the working register
IN2: STRING Character sequence which is searched for in the IN1 basic
character string.
Returns
INT Position of first occurence

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A special character sequence is searched for in the IN1 basic character string. If this string is
found, the position of the first character of this sequence is entered into the working register or,
otherwise, the value 0 is entered. If there are more than one in the basic character string, the
string which was found first is entered.
Invocation of the FIND function in the program search
PROGRAM search
VAR
Basic_Text : STRING := 'StartupCondition';
Search_Text : STRING := 'Switch';
Position : INT;
END_VAR
LD Basic_Text
FIND Search_Text
ST Position (* Position: 4 *)
END_PROGRAM
Notes:
4.2.53 FOR
With the FOR loop, a loop control variable will be set to a specified starting value, then incre
mented (or decreased), and the loop will be terminated when a given end value is reached.
The syntax is:
FOR assignment TO Endvalue BY Increment DO

Instructions;
END_FOR;
Example
VAR
Field : ARRAY[1..5] OF INT :=[2,14,8,12,5];
Index : INT;
MaxIndex : INT :=5;
Maximum : INT :=0;
END_VAR
FOR Index :=1 TO MaxIndex BY 1 DO
IF Field[Index] > Maximum THEN
Maximum := Field[Index];
END_IF;
END_FOR;
The loop control variable Index will start with 1, and will be incremented BY 1 on each
execution of the loop. This will be done until the end value MaxIndex (=5) will be reached.
Note: the BY-term is optional and can be omitted. Default then is to increment by 1.
Execution of the FOR-loop:
Initialising of the control variables

Check of the termination criterion and termination if necessary.
Execution of the instruction block
Increase/decrease of the control variable about the step size.
Go to step 2.
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4.2.54 Function
IEC61131-3 defines three block types: PROGRAM, FUNCTION and FUNCTION BLOCK. See
block types under Advanced Topics for more details.
Functions return values by assignment to a variable having the same name and type as the function,
e.g.
FUNCTION MyFun : INT

MyFun := 999;
END_FUNCTION
Note:
(1) Some IEC61131 dialects take the current result at the END_FUNCTION or RETURN as the
value to be returned by the function. SICAM PAS PLC UI will ignore this value and only use the
value assigned to the function name.
(2) The keywords FUNCTION and END_FUNCTION are typically invisible within SICAM PAS
PLC UI, as they are maintained by the Editors internally.
(3) The function return type (INT in the example shown above) is selected in the same dialog box
where you specify the function name, at the very bottom. The default is BOOL.
4.2.55 FUNCTION BLOCK

The keywords FUNCTION_BLOCK and END_FUNCTION_BLOCK are typically unvisible
within SICAM PAS PLC UI, as they are maintained by the Editors internally.
4.2.56 GE
Inputs
IN1: ANY Input 1
IN2: ANY Input 2
Returns
BOOL TRUE if Input 1 is greater or equal than Input 2
Notes:
4.2.57 GetTaskInfo
Output
Count: DWORD; (*number of cycles this task is executed *)
LastCT: TIME; (*time needed for last cycle*)
AverageCT: TIME; (*average time needed for execution*)
MinCT: TIME; (*minimum time needed for execution*)
MaxCT: TIME; (*maximum time needed for execution*)
Status: DWORD; (*not yet used
GetTaskInfo returns information about the execution time of the last cycle of the current task. This
function block has no input parameters.
4.2.58 GetTime
Input

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IN1: TIME previous time

Returns
TIME: time elapsed since power on, minus IN1
GETTIME will retrieve the time elapsed since the controller has last been switched on, less the
time value supplied as an input. This can be used to easily measure time spans.
Example Stop Watch"
PROGRAM StopW
VAR
begin, result : TIME;
END_VAR
start:
LD t#0ms
GETTIME
ST begin
...
stop:
LD begin
GETTIME
ST result
END_PROGRAM
4.2.59 GetTimeCS
Get current system time
Input
IN1: TIME previous time
Returns
TIME: time elapsed since power on, minus IN1
GETTIME will retrieve the time elapsed at the last system control point since the controller has
last been switched on, less the time value supplied as an input. This can be used to easily measure
time spans. Compared to GETTIME, GETTIMECS will return the same value when called multi
ple times within the same cycle.
Example Stop Watch"
PROGRAM StopW
VAR
begin, result : TIME;
END_VAR
...
start:
LD t#0ms
GETTIMECS
ST begin
...
stop:
LD begin
GETTIMECS
ST result
END_PROGRAM
4.2.60 GT
Inputs

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IN1: ANY Input 1

IN2: ANY Input 2
Returns
BOOL TRUE if Input 1 is greater than or equal to Input 2
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4.2.61 IF
The IF-instruction has following syntax:
IF expression THEN Block

{ ELSIF expression THEN Block}
[ ELSE Block ]
END_IF;
If the expression after IF evaluates to true, the instructions given after THEN will be executed. If
the expression after IF evaluates to false, the instructions after ELSE will be executed or the
ELSEIF-condition will be checked. In any case, execution will then continue with the next instruc
tion after END_IF.
he following IF instruction will compute the maximum of two numbers:
IF a>b THEN
maximum := a;
ELSE
maximum := b;
END_IF;
IF instructions may be nested, i.e. the THEN-part as well as the ELSE-part may contain other IF
instructions.
Example:
The following program will again compute the maximum of two numbers, but if this maximum is
a and a is greater than 10, it will be reduced by 1:
VAR
a: INT :=12;
b: INT :=5;
maximum: INT;
END_VAR
IF a>b THEN
maximum :=a;
IF (a>10) THEN
a:=a-1;
ELSE
a:=a+1;
END_IF;
ELSE
maximum :=b;
END_IF;
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4.2.62 IL
LD is the abbreviation of Instruction List, one of the programming languages of IEC61131-3.
4.2.63 INSERT
SICAM PAS PLC UI does not implement the INSERT function.
Notes:
4.2.64 INT
Notes:
4.2.65 JMP
The program flow continues at the position specified by the jump target. The jump target must be a
sequence start uniquely identified by a label.
Thus, this instruction is to be viewed as a sequence consisting of one instruction.
A jump is possible only within a POU.
Notes:
4.2.66 JMPC
If the CR holds the value TRUE, the program flow continues at the position specified by the jump
target. If it holds the value "0", there is no jump. The program flow continues with the instruction
following the jump instruction.
Notes:
4.2.67 JMPCN
If the CR holds the value FALSE, the program flow continues at the position specified by the jump
target. If it holds the value "0", there is no jump. The program flow continues with the instruction
following the jump instruction.
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4.2.68 LD
The value of the operand is evaluated and loaded into the current result. This overwrites data
stored in CR. The operand is not modi fied. The data type of the operand determines the
permissible data type for consecutive operands.
Notes:
4.2.69 LD (Ladder Diagram)

LD is the abbreviation of Ladder Diagram, one of the programming languages of IEC61131-3.
4.2.70 LDN
The operand is evaluated, and the current result is loaded with the negated value. The operand is
not modified. The data type of the operand determines the permissible data type for consecutive
operands.
Notes:
4.2.71 LEFT
Inputs
In: STRING character string
L: ANY_INT Number of characters to retrieve
Returns
STRING the L leftmost characters of IN
The LEFT function enters the left part of the currently loaded character string into the working
register. The input operand L defines the number of characters to be entered.
4.2.72 LE
Inputs
IN1: ANY Input 1
IN2: ANY Input 2
Returns
BOOL TRUE if Input 1 is less or equal than Input 2
Notes:
4.2.73 LEN
Inputs
Returns
INT length of IN
The function LEN determines the length of the character string in the working register (input
operand of data type STRING) and enters the determined value as INT number into the working
register.

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4.2.74 LIMIT
Inputs
MN: Any_Num lower limit
IN: Any_Num Test value
MX: Any_Num Upper Limit
Returns
Any_Num One of the input values, see description
The MN and MX values define the lowest and highest limit value. The function compares the
test value IN with MN and MX. If IN is between the two limit values, it is loaded into the
working register. If IN is smaller than MN, the MN value is output. If IN is greater than
MX, the MX value is loaded.
Notes:
4.2.75 LN
Input
In: REAL
Returns
REAL: logarithm to the base of e
4.2.76 LOG
Input
In: REAL
Returns
REAL: logarithm to the base of 10
4.2.77 LT
Inputs
IN1: ANY Input 1
IN2: ANY Input 2
Returns
BOOL TRUE if Input 1 is less than Input 2
Notes:
4.2.78 MUX
SICAM PAS PLC UI does not implement the MUX function.
Notes:
4.2.79 MAX
Inputs
In1: Any_Num Input Value1

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InN: Any_Num Input ValueN
Returns
Any_Num Maximum of all input values
The MAX function determines which input operand has the highest value. The selected operand
is loaded into the working register.
Notes:
4.2.80 MID
SICAM PAS PLC UI does not implement the MID function.
Notes:
4.2.81 MIN
Inputs

InN: Any_Num Input ValueN
Returns
Any_Num Minimum of all input values
The MIN function determines which input operand has the smallest value. The selected operand
is loaded into the working register.
Notes:
4.2.82 MOD
Input
In1: ANY_INT
In2: ANY_INT
Returns
ANY_INT
The first input will be divided by the second input. MOD delivers the residue to current result.
4.2.83 MOVE
Inputs
In: ANY
Outputs
Out: ANY
The function "MOVE" is an arithmetic function that serves for assigning a value.
In the Ladder Diagram, DIVs are available for the data type Integer and UInteger.

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Functions must have a EN input and an ENO output controlling the execution of the function. If
"EN" is FALSE, the function is not executed and "ENO" will be set to FALSE. "ENO" may also
be used as the error state of the function. These two parameters must be connected directly or via a
sub-network with the currency rails.
4.2.84 MUL
Inputs
In1: ANY_NUM Value to be multiplied
In2: ANY_NUM Value to multiply with
Returns
ANY_NUM product
Multiplies two numbers. See Table E.1: Error conditions for result on overflow.
Notes:
4.2.85 MUL (time)

Inputs
In2: ANY_NUM multiplicand
Returns
TIME multiplied time value
Multiplication of TIME values
Notes:
4.2.86 NCC
NCC is an acronym for native code compiler.
4.2.87 NE
Inputs
IN1: ANY Input 1
IN2: ANY Input 2
Returns
BOOL TRUE if Input 1 is not equal to Input 2
Notes:
4.2.88 NEG
Input
In: ANY_NUM
Returns
ANY_NUM: negated numeric value of input

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4.2.89 NOT
Inputs
IN1: ANYBIT Input
Returns
ANYBIT logical negation (1-complement) of Input
Notes:
4.2.90 OF
See CASE
4.2.91 OR
Inputs
Returns
ANY_BIT logical, bitwise OR of Input 1 and Input 2
Notes:
4.2.92 ORN
Inputs
Returns
ANY_BIT logical, bitwise OR of Input 1 and negated Input 2
Notes:
4.2.93 POU
POU is the abbreciation of Program Organisation Unit, meaning a Program, Function or Function
Block written in one of the programming languages of IEC61131-3.
4.2.94 PROGRAM
The keywords PROGRAM and END_PROGRAM are typically unvisible within SICAM PAS PLC
UI, as they are maintained by the Editors internally.
4.2.95 R(eset)
The operand is reset, if the content of the CR equals "1". If this precondition is not met, operands
will not be changed. The CR is not modified.
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4.2.96 R_TRIG
Inputs
CLK: bool Input operand whose rising edge is detected
Outputs
Q: bool Output operand; indicates the rising edge of CLK
The function block R_TRIG detects the status of the input operand CLK. The status change
from 0 to 1 in a processing cycle is detected and indicated with the Boolean value 1 via the
output Q. The output is 1 only in the processing cycle in which the change of the status of
CLK is detected and a rising edge is indicated.
Notes:
4.2.97 REAL
Notes:
4.2.98 REAL_TO_*
Inputs
In: REAL
Returns
converted data type "*"
Converts the supplied REAL to a different data type "*", which can be one of
BOOL
BYTE
DINT
DWORD
INT
SINT
STRING
TIME
UDINT
UINT
USINT
WORD
Notes:
4.2.99 REPEAT
In contrast to the other loop types, REPEAT will check the loop expression after execution of the
loop. The syntax is:

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REPEAT
instructions;
UNTIL expression
END_REPEAT;
So, the REPEAT loop will always be executed at least once. Example:
VAR
i : INT := -1;
END_VAR
REPEAT
i:=i-1;
UNTIL i < 0
END_REPEAT;
(* now, i = -2 *)
Although i will meet the loop condition from the beginning, the REPEAT loop will be executed
once anyway.
Notes:
4.2.100 REPLACE
SICAM PAS PLC UI does not implement the REPLACE function.
Notes:
4.2.101 RET
The "RET" instruction causes an unconditioned return jump to the calling POU if this POU is the
program POU, a return jump to the system program. When jumping back, the calling POU is
resumed at the point of interruption. Delayed operations will be executed.
Notes:
4.2.102 RETAIN
RETAIN is the keyword to declare variables as retentive, and is optional after VAR,
VAR_GLOBAL. Implementation of retentiveness depends on your controller. See declaration
sections.
4.2.103 RETC
Conditional Return
Instruction does not take any operands.
If the CR holds the value "1", a return jump to the calling POU is performed i.e. to the system
program if calling POU is of type "program". If the CR holds the value "0", there is no return
jump. The program flow continues with the instruction following the jump instruction.
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4.2.104 RETCN
Conditional Return
Instruction does not take any operands.
Conditioned return jump depending on the Boolean content of the CR.
If the CR holds the value "0", a return jump to the calling POU is performed i.e. to the system
program if calling POU is of type "program". If the CR holds the value "1", there is no return
jump. The program flow continues with the instruction following the jump instruction.
Notes:
4.2.105 RETURN
The RETURN instruction will cause the current POU to be left, transferring control back to the
caller of the current POU. Note that on working with functions, the function value (variable with
the name of the function) must be assigned. If output values of function blocks arent assigned by
local values of the function block, they have the predefined values of their data types.
Example:
IF a<b THEN
RETURN;
END_IF;
Notes:
4.2.106 RIGHT
Inputs
L: ANY_INT Number of characters to retrieve
Returns
STRING the L rightmost characters of IN
The RIGHT function enters the right part of the currently loaded character string into the working
register. The input operand L defines the number of characters to be entered.
4.2.107 ROL
Inputs
IN: ANY_BIT Bit Pattern
N: UINT Number of bits to shift
Returns
ANY_BIT IN, rotated left N bits
The leftmost bits will be rotated in from right
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4.2.108 ROR
Inputs
Returns
ANY_BIT IN, rotated right N bits
The rightmost bits will be rotated in from left.
Notes:
4.2.109 RS
Inputs
Set: bool Set condition
Reset1: bool Reset condition
Outputs
Q1: bool Output state of the bistable element
The characteristic feature of the RS function module is to statically set a data element - the output
Q1 - to the Boolean status 1 or 0. Depending on the Boolean input operands Set1 and
ReSet1 it is changed between the two states.
The output Q1 is initialised with the value 0 when starting the process. The first processing of
the function block with the value 1 of the operand Set causes the output Q1 to be set to 1. A
change of the value of Set no longer then effects the output Q1. The value 1 of the input
operand ReSet1 sets the output Q1 to 0 - the output is reset.
If both input operands have the value 1, the fulfilled set condition is dominant, i.e. Q1 is reset
with priority.
Notes:
4.2.110 S(et)
The operand is set, if the content of the CR equals "1". If this precondition is not met, operands
will not be changed. The CR is not modified.
Notes:
4.2.111 SFC
LD is the abbreviation of Sequential Function Chart, one of the programming languages of
IEC61131-3.
4.2.112 SHL
Inputs

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Returns
ANY_BIT IN, shifted left N bits
Leftmost bits will be filled with zeros
Notes:
4.2.113 SHR
Inputs
Returns
ANY_BIT IN, shifted right N bits
Rightmost bits will be filled with zeros
Notes:
4.2.114 SIN
Input
In: REAL
Returns
REAL: sine of input
4.2.115 SINT
Notes:
4.2.116 SQRT
Input
In: REAL
Returns
REAL: square root of inpit
SQRT will compute the square root of the input
4.2.117 SR
Inputs
Set1: bool Set condition
Reset: bool Reset condition
Outputs
Q1: bool Output state of the bistable element
The characteristic feature of the SR function module is to statically set a data element - the output
Q1 - to the Boolean status 1 or 0.

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Depending on the Boolean input operands Set1 and ReSet it is changed between the two states.
The output Q1 is initialised with the value 0 when starting the process. The first processing of
the function block with the value 1 of the operand Set1 causes the output Q1 to be set to 1. A
change of the value of Set1 no longer then effects the output Q1. The value 1 at the input
operand ReSet sets the output Q to 0 - the output is reset.
Notes:
4.2.118 ST
The content of the CR register is assigned to the operand. This overwrites the value of the operand.
The data type of the operand must match the data type of the data element in the register. The data
type of the CR is determined by the data type of the variable first assigned a value. Further
assignments will then be possible only if the types of further variables match. An assignment may
be followed by another assignment.
Notes:
4.2.119 ST (Structured Text)

LD is the abbreviation Structured Text, one of the programming languages of IEC61131-3.
4.2.120 STN
The negated content of the CR register is assigned to the operand. This overwrites the value of the
operand. The data type of the operand must match the data type of the data element in the register.
The CR register is not modified by this operation. An assignment "STN" may be followed by
another "ST" or "STN" instruction.
Notes:
4.2.121 STRING
Notes:
4.2.122 STRUCT
STRUCT is the keyword to define structured data types, see and Derived Data Types
A variable consisting of two members:

VAR x1: STRUCT x2: INT; x3: BOOL; END_STRUCT; END_VAR
A variable of user defined type:

TYPE x4: STRUCT x5: REAL; x6 : BOOL; END_TYPE
VAR x7: x4; END_VAR
4.2.123 SUB
Inputs
In1: ANY_NUM

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In2: ANY_NUM
Returns
ANY_NUM Difference In1-In2
Subtraction of two numbers.
Notes:
4.2.124 SUB (time)

Inputs
In2: TIME
Returns
TIME difference between the two time values provided
Subtraction of TIME values
Notes:
4.2.125 THEN
See IF
4.2.126 TIME
Notes:
4.2.127 TIME_OF_DAY
Notes:
4.2.128 TIME_TO_*
Inputs
In: TIME
Returns
converted data type "*"
Converts the TIME value to a different data type "*", which can be:
BOOL
BYTE
DINT
DWORD
INT
REAL
SINT

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STRING
UDINT
UINT
USINT
WORD
Notes:
4.2.129 TOF
If the state of the input operand "IN" is "1", this will be passed to the output operand "Q" without
any delay. If there is a falling edge, a timer function will be started lasting as long an interval as
specified by the operand "PT"
If the timer is running, a change of state at the input "IN" to "0" will have no implications. It is
after the time is up that the operand "Q" will change to the state "0". If the "PT" value changes
after the start, it will have no implications until there is the next rising edge of the operand "IN".
The operand "ET" contains the current timer value. If the time is up, the operand "ET" will keep its
value as long as the operand "IN" has the value "1". If the state of the "IN" operand changes to "0",
the value of "ET" will switch to "0".
If the input "IN" is switched off, this will switch off the output "Q" after an interval specified by
the delay value.
Inputs:
IN: Start condition
PT: time Initial time value
Outputs
Q: bool binary state of the timer
ET: time current time value
Notes:
4.2.130 TON
The rising edge of the input operand "IN" will start the timer "TON", and it will run as long a time
interval as specified by the operand "PT".
While the timer is running, the output operand "Q" will have the value "0". If the time is up, the
state will change to "1" and keep this value until the operand "IN" changes to "0".
If the "PT" value changes after the timer has been started, this will have no implications until the
next rising edge of the operand "IN".
The output operand "ET" contains the current timer value. If the time is up, the operand "ET" will
keep its value as long as the operand "IN" has the value "1". If the state of the "IN" operand
changes to "0", the value of "ET" will switch to "0".
If the input "IN" is switched on, this will switch on the output "Q" after an interval specified by the
delay value.

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Inputs:
IN: Start condition
PT: time Initial time value
Outputs
Q: bool binary state of the timer
ET: time current time value
Notes:
4.2.131 TP
A rising edge of the input operand "IN" will start the timing function of the timer "TP", and it will
run as long an interval as specified by the operand "PT".
While the timer is running, the output operand "Q" will have the state "1". Any changes of state at
the input "IN" will have no implications on the procedure.
If the "PT" value changes after the start, this will not have any implications before the next rising
edge of the "IN" operand.
The output operand "ET" contains the current timer value. If the operand "IN" has the state "1"
after the time is up, the operand "ET" will keep its value.
Every edge occuring while the timer is not running will cause am impuls that lasts as long as
specified.
Inputs
IN: bool start timer
PT: time initial time value
Outputs
Q: bool binary state of timer
ET: time elapsed time
Notes:
4.2.132 TRUE
Constant value of type BOOL.

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4.2.133 TRUNC
Inputs
In: REAL
Returns
ANY_INT
Returns the integer part of the supplied real value.
Notes:
4.2.134 TYPE
See Declaration Sections and Derived Data Types

Notes:
(1) This is a keyword only for declaration parts of POUs
(2) This is defined by IEC61131-3
(3) Keywords TYPE .. END_TYPE should not be nested within a VAR..END_VAR block, but
rather be on top level in the declaration section, or in a type declaration file on project level.
4.2.135 UDINT
Notes:
4.2.136 UINT
Notes:
4.2.137 UNTIL
See REPEAT
4.2.138 VAR
Notes:
4.2.139 VAR_INPUT

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4.2.140 VAR_OUTPUT

Notes:
4.2.141 VAR_IN_OUT

Notes:
4.2.142 VAR_GLOBAL

Notes:
4.2.143 VAR_EXTERNAL

Notes:
4.2.144 VARINFO
VARINFO is defined as
VARINFO : Struct
TYP : UINT;
SIZE : UINT;
PROG : UINT;
SEG : UINT;
OFFSET:UINT;
BIT: UINT;
SCOPE: UINT;
end_struct;
4.2.145 WHILE
The WHILE loop will execute the loop body as long as the given expression evaluates to true.
Syntax:
WHILE expression DO
instructions;
END_WHILE;

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The expression given after the keyword WHILE will be evaluated before entering the loop. If it is
true, the loop body will be executed. This will terminate only when the expression evaluates to
false.
Example
VAR
i : INT := 3;
END_VAR
WHILE i > 0 DO
i:=i-1;
END_WHILE;
Initially, i equals 3. 3 is greater than 0, so the expression after WHILE is true and the loop body
executed. This will decrement the value of i to 2. 2 is still greater than 0, so the loop body will be
executed again. Some time later, the loop body will decrement i from 1 to 0. On the next check,
the expression after WHILE will be false, hence the loop body will not be executed again.
Notes:
4.2.146 WORD
Notes:
4.2.147 XOR
Inputs
Returns
ANY_BIT logical, bitwise XOR of Input 1 and Input 2
Notes:
4.2.148 XORN
Inputs
Returns
ANY_BIT logical, bitwise XOR of Input 1 and inverted Input 2
Notes:

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4.3 Errors and Warnings
4.3.1 Syntax Errors
4.3.1.1 S1000
Nested comments are not allowed.
You are using an IEC 61131-3 compatible version. In this version nested comments are not
allowed.
4.3.1.2 S1001
Invalid character.
An unsupported character was used. See also Table 1: Character set features
4.3.1.3 S1002
End of file found in comment.
The end of the file was reached before an open comment has been closed. Please close the
comment before calling the syntax check.
4.3.1.4 S1003
Reserved keyword.
A reserved keyword was used an identifier.
4.3.1.5 S1004
Invalid value for hour.
The numeric value for the hour unit of a TIME_OF_DAY or a DATE_AND_TIME literal must be
an integer in the range [0, 23].
4.3.1.6 S1005
Invalid value for minute.
The numeric value for the minute unit of a TIME_OF_DAY or a DATE_AND_TIME literal must
be an integer in the range [0, 59].
4.3.1.7 S1006
Invalid value for second.
The numeric value for the seconds unit of a TIME_OF_DAY or a DATE_AND_TIME literal must
be a fixed point number in the range [0, 60).
4.3.1.8 S1008
Invalid value for month.
The numeric value for the month unit of a TIME_OF_DAY or a DATE_AND_TIME literal must
be an integer in the range [1, 12].
4.3.1.9 S1009
Invalid day range.

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The numeric value for the day unit of a TIME_OF_DAY or a DATE_AND_TIME literal must be
an integer in the range [1, 31], giving the day of the month. I. e. if the respective month has less
than 31 days, the maximum number of days in the month is the greatest valid value for the day
literal.
4.3.1.10 S1010
Exponent too large.
The numeric value for the exponent of a real literal must be an integer in the range [37, 38] and
for a lreal literal an integer in the range [307, 308].
4.3.1.11 S1011
Incorrect direct address.
The numeric value for a location field in the hierarchical address of a directly represented variable
is hardware dependent integer, but must not exceed 4294967295. Please refer to your manufacturer
to determine the maximum value for each field in the address hierarchy.
4.3.1.12 S1012
Invalid day entry.
The numeric value for the day unit of a TIME literal must be a fixed point number in the range [0,
255].
4.3.1.13 S1013
Invalid hour entry.
The numeric value for the hour unit of a TIME literal must be a fixed point number in the range [0,
24) if the hour is not the most significant unit of the duration literal. An overflow is only permitted
if the hour unit is the most significant unit of the TIME literal.
Example:
T#25h_15m is permitted.
T#1d_25h_15m is not allowed. The correct representation of this duration literal is:
T#2d_1h_15m.
4.3.1.14 S1014
Invalid minutes entry.
The numeric value for the minute unit of a TIME literal must be a fixed point number in the range
[0, 60) if minute is not the most significant unit of the duration literal. An overflow is only
permitted if the minute unit is the most significant unit of the TIME literal.
Example:
T#75m is permitted.
T#5h_75m is not allowed. The correct representation of this duration literal is: T#6h_15m.
4.3.1.15 S1015
Invalid seconds entry.
The numeric value for the seconds unit of a TIME literal must be a fixed point number in the range
[0, 60) if seconds are not the most significant unit of the duration literal. An overflow is only
permitted if the seconds unit is the most significant unit of the TIME literal.

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Example:
T#75s is permitted.
T#5m_75s is not allowed. The correct representation of this duration literal is: T#6m_15s.
4.3.1.16 S1016
Invalid milliseconds entry.
The numeric value for the milliseconds unit of a TIME literal must be a fixed point number in the
range [0, 1000) if the milliseconds are not the most significant unit of the duration literal. An
overflow is only permitted if the milliseconds unit is the only unit of the TIME literal.
Example:
T#1200s is permitted.
T#1s_1200ms is not allowed. The correct representation of this duration literal is: T#2s_200ms.
4.3.1.17 S1017
Direct address too complex.
The maximum number of location fields in the address hierarchy of a directly represented variable
is hardware dependent but must not exceed 8. Please refer to your manufacturer to determine the
maximum depth of the address hierarchy.
4.3.1.18 S1018
Integer constant too large/small.
A constants value must be in the range of representable values for its type. The type of an integer
constant depends on the type of the variable the constant is assigned to but must not exceed the
range of a LINT/ULINT (8 byte integer/unsigned integer) constant.
4.3.1.19 S1019
Integer constant too large/small (does not fit into 32 bits).
The numeric value of the given constant exceeds the range of values of type DINT/UDINT.
4.3.1.20 S1020
Numeric value too large/small.
A constants value must be in the range of representable values for its type. The type of a signed
integer constant depends on the type of the variable the constant is assigned to but must not exceed
the range of a LINT (8 byte integer) constant.
4.3.1.21 S1021
Error while processing a floating-point function of the math library.
4.3.1.22 S1022
Invalid string constant.
The given string constant contains an invalid character. A character string literal is a sequence of
zero or more characters prefixed and terminated by the single quote character (). Valid characters
are any printable character except $. The three-character combination of the dollar sign ($)
followed by two hexadecimal digits shall be interpreted as an hexadecimal representation of the
eight bit character code as shown in table Character string literal feature.

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Additionally, two-character combinations beginning with the dollar sign shall be interpreted as
shown in table Two-character combinations in character strings when they occur in character
strings.
4.3.1.23 S1023
Invalid number (i.e., numerical constant).
The given numeric constant contains an invalid character. See table Numeric literals for examples
of valid numeric literals.
4.3.1.24 S1024
Invalid constant.
The given constant contains invalid characters.
For a list of valid constant representations see Table 53: Function block invocation features for IL
language.
4.3.1.25 S1025
Invalid direct address.
A directly represented variable contains invalid characters.

The direct representation of a variable shall be provided by the concatenation of the percent sign
"%", a location prefix, an optional size prefix and one or more unsigned integers separated by
periods (.)
The manufacturer shall specify the correspondence between the direct representation of a variable
and the physical or logical location of the addressed item in memory, input or output. When a
direct representation is extended with additional integer fields separated by periods, it shall be
interpreted as a hierarchical physical or logical address with the leftmost field representing the
highest level of the hierarchy, with successively lower levels appearing to the right. For instance,
the variable %IW2.5.7.1 may represent the first "channel" (word) of the seventh "module" in the
fifth "rack" of the second "I/O bus" of a programmable controller system.
The use of directly represented variables is only permitted in programs. The maximum number of
levels of hierarchical addressing is hardware dependend and must not exceed 8.
Please refer to your manufacturer to determine the maximum levels of hierarchical addressing.
4.3.1.26 S1026
Invalid identifier (name, variable, parameter,...)
An identifier contains one ore more invalid characters.

An identifier is a string of letters, digits, and underline characters which shall begin with a letter or
underline character. The letters can be upper or lower case. Multiple leading or multiple embedded
underlines are not allowed.
Imbedded space characters are not allowed.
4.3.1.27 S1027
End of file found in file header.
An error occurred while reading the file header. You can fix this error, by opening the file with a
text editor and removing all lines preceeding the PROGRAM, FUNCTION or
FUNCTION_BLOCK keyword. If this error occurs more often, please contact your manufacturer.

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4.3.1.28 S1028
This identifier is too long (> 64 characters).
The length of an identifier is greater than the maximum supported length. In this implementation
only identifiers up to 64 characters are supported.
4.3.1.29 S1029
This word (identifier, constant literal, string, comment) is too long (> 1024 characters).
A token (identifier, constant literal, string, comment) exceeds 1024 characters. In this
implementation only tokens up to 1024 characters are supported.
4.3.1.30 S1030
Too many identifiers.
The maximum number of identifiers has been exceeded. Maximum 65535 identifiers are supported.
4.3.1.31 S1031
Unallowed usage of EN. Just allowed as an identifier for a bool variable in input section.
A variable with the name EN has been declared in the wrong variable section or with incorrect
type.
The name EN (enable) is reserved for Boolean input variables.
If the value of EN is FALSE when the function or function block is invoked the operations defined
by the function/function block shall not be executed. If the Boolean output parameter ENO has
been defined too than the value of ENO is reset to FALSE.
If the value of EN is TRUE when the function or function block is invoked the operations defined
by the function/function block are executed. These operations can include the assignment of a
Boolean value to the Boolean output parameter ENO, if this parameter has been defined too.
4.3.1.32 S1032
Unallowed usage of ENO. Just allowed as an identifier for a bool variable in output section.
A variable with the name ENO has been declared in the wrong variable section or with incorrect
type.
The name ENO (Enable Out) is reserved for Boolean output variables. The variable ENO
requires the Boolean input variable EN.
If the value of EN is FALSE when the function or function block is invoked the operations defined
by the function/function block shall not be executed and the output parameter ENO is reset to
FALSE.
If the value of EN is TRUE when the function or function block is invoked the operations defined
by the function/function block are executed. These operations can include the assignment of a
Boolean value to ENO.
4.3.1.33 S3000
Function block not declared.
A CAL to an unknown function block instance has been found.

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An instance of a function block must be declared before it can be used.
Tips
Make sure that an instance of the requested function block is declared in one of the variable
declaration sections.
Make sure the name of the name of the function block instance is spelled correctly.
4.3.1.34 S3001
Function not present.
A call to an unknown function has been found.
A function must be declared before it can be used. The parameters that a function uses must be
specified in a declaration, or prototype, before the function can be used.
Tips
Make sure that the file containing the declaration or prototype of the function is in the scope of the
project or that the function is part of the firmware.
Make sure the name of the name of the function is spelled correctly.
4.3.1.35 S3002
Incorrect parameter.
The requested parameter was not found in the formal parameter list of the function block.
Tips
Make sure the name of the name of the parameter is spelled correctly.
Make sure that the parameter list of the function block-definition contains a parameter with the
name used in the assignment.
4.3.1.36 S3003
Jump label not present.
A JMP instruction to an unknown label has been found.

A label has to be defined in the instruction part of the program unit in which it is used.
Tips
Make sure that a the label is defined in the same program unit.
Make sure the name of the name of the label is spelled correctly.
4.3.1.37 S3004
Multiple assignment of a variable/name.
The given identifier was defined more than once.
Tips
Make sure the identifier has not been defined twice in the same program unit.
Make sure the identifier has not been used in a user type declaration, a global type declaration or as
a function, function block or program name.
4.3.1.38 S3005
This is not a function block instance.
A variable with the name used in a CAL-statement has been found but is not an instance of a
function block.

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Tips
Make sure that the identifier is spelled correctly.
Make sure that a function block instance with the specified name has been declared either in the
scope of the program unit or in the global scope.
4.3.1.39 S3006
This is not a struct variable or a function block instance.
An access to a member of a struct or function block variable has been attempted, but the variable
specified by the identifier is not a function block or a struct.
Tips
Make sure that the variable with the given name is a struct or a function block.
4.3.1.40 S3007
This is not a FUNCTION-POU.
An identifier used as a function name has been defined but is not a function name.
Tips
Make sure that the identifier is the name of a function and not the name of a function block.
Make sure that a function invocation and not a call of a function block instance has been desired on
the specified position.
4.3.1.41 S3008
No structure element or block parameter.
An access to a member of a struct or function block variable has been attempted, but the member
specified by the identifier is not a parameter of the accessed function block or struct instance.
Tips
Make sure that the right function block or struct instance is used.
If the accessed variable is an instance of a function block make sure that the function block has a
parameter with the name given by the identifier.
If the accessed variable is an instance of a struct, make sure that the struct has a member with the
name given by the identifier.
4.3.1.42 S3009
No jump label.
The identifier used in the JMP/JMPC/JMPCN-statement at the given position has been found but is
not a label name.
Tips
Make sure that identifier used after the JMP/JMPC/JMPCN-statement is a label name.
4.3.1.43 S3010
Type or function block name expected.

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A type or a function block name has been expected. The identifier has been found in the current
scope but is neither a type nor a function block name.
Tips:
Check if the name is spelled correctly.
Make sure that the identifier is not a variable name (e. g. a function block name).
4.3.1.44 S3011
Identifier is not a variable or type name.
A variable or a function block instance has been expected. The identifier has been found in the
current scope but is neither a variable nor a function block instance.
Tips:
Make sure that the identifier is not a type name (e. g. a function block name).
4.3.1.45 S3012
Variable name or constant expected.
This error occurs, if an identifier, which is not a variable name or an enum constant, is used where
a variable name or a constant is expected.
Example:
TYPE
Colours : (red, yellow, blue) := red;
END_TYPE
VAR
Colour : Colours := Colours; (* Error: Enum constant expected.
EnumType is a type name *)
END_VAR
LD Colours (* Error: constant or variable name expected. EnumType is a type name

*)
ST Colour
4.3.1.46 S3014
Numeric data type expected.
Operator and operand type are incompatible. An operand of an ANYNUM type has been expected.
4.3.1.47 S3016
Bit data type expected.
Operator and operand type are incompatible. An operand of an ANYBIT type has been expected.
4.3.1.48 S3017
Boolean value expected.
Operator and operand type are incompatible. An operand of type BOOL has been expected.
4.3.1.49 S3018
Numeric data type expected.

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Unallowed operand type. Operand of an ANYNUM type expected.
Anmerkung: Dieser Link sollte auf Tabelle 11 der IEC 61131-3 zeigen.
4.3.1.50 S3019
Operators of type incompatible.
Operand and result type are incompatible.
4.3.1.51 S3020
Operand types incompatible.
This error occurs if an unallowed combination of time and date data types is used for the input
parameters of a SUB operation. For allowed combination of the input and output data types for this
operation see Table 30 - Functions of time data types in the IEC 1131-3 Compliance Statement.
Example:
VAR
TimeVar : TIME;
DateVar : DATE;
END_VAR
LD DateVar
SUB TimeVar (* Error: SUB is not defined for the this combination of input
parameters *)
ST DateVar
4.3.1.52 S3022
Invalid operand type for this operation.
Invalid operand type for the operation on the specified position. An operand of type TIME or of an
ANYNUM type has been expected.
4.3.1.53 S3023
Invalid operand type for the operation on the specified position. An operand of type TIME,
TIME_OF_DAY, DATE_AND_TIME or of an ANYNUM type has been expected.
4.3.1.54 S3024
Invalid operand type for the operation on the specified position. An operand of an ANYBIT type
has been expected.
4.3.1.55 S3025
Boolean result required.
Incompatible result type. Result should be of type BOOL.
4.3.1.56 S3026
Undeclared identifier.
This error occurs, if the identifier at the given position, has not been defined in the scope valid for
the compiled program organisation unit.

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Example:
TYPE
Colours : (red, yellow, blue) := red;
END_TYPE
VAR
Colour : Colours := green; (* Error: green has not been declared as an enum constant *)
END_VAR
LD IntVar (* Error: IntVar has not been declared. *)

ADD 5
ST IntVar
4.3.1.57 S3028
Comparison not defined for the data type of the current result.
The comparison on the given position is not defined for the type of the current result. I. e. the type
of the actual parameter is incompatible with the type of the first formal parameter. For more
information see Table 28 - Standard comparison functions in the IEC 1131-3 Compliance
Statement.
Example:
TYPE
Day_of_Week : STRUCT
Name : String;
DayNo : INT(1..7);
END_STRUCT;
END_TYPE
VAR
DayVar1 : Day_of_Week;
BoolVar : BOOL;
END_VAR
LD DayVar1
GT DayVar2 (* Error: comparisons on structured variables are not allowed *)
ST boolVar
4.3.1.58 S3030
Comparison not defined for this type.
The type of the operand at the given position is not allowed for comparisons. I. e. the type of the
actual parameter is incompatible with the type of the formal parameter. For more information see
Table 28 - Standard comparison functions in the 1131-3 Compliance Statement.
Example:
TYPE
Day_of_Week : STRUCT
Name : String;
DayNo : INT(1..7);
END_STRUCT;
END_TYPE
VAR
BoolVar : BOOL;
END_VAR

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LD DayVar1
GT DayVar2 (* Error: comparisons on structured variables are not allowed *)
ST boolVar
4.3.1.59 S3032
Self-referencing (i.e., recursive) declarations are not allowed.
Recursion detected. A function can not invoke itself recursively, neither directly nor indirectly (i. e.
by invoking another function, that invokes one of the functions in the calling hierarchy). Function
blocks and programs can not declare instances of themselves, neither directly nor indirectly (i. e.
by calling an instance of another function block that declares an instance of a function block type
in the calling hierarchy).
4.3.1.60 S3033
Operand of type TIME expected.
A constant or a variable of type TIME was expected and the operand at the given position is of
another type.
Example:
VAR
StartTime : TIME_OF_DAY;
StopTime : TIME_OF_DAY;
RunTime : TIME := T#10s;
END_VAR
LD StartTime
ADD 10000 (* Error: operand must be of type TIME *)
ST StopTime
LD StartTime
ADD RunTime (* Correct *)
ST Stop Time
4.3.1.61 S3034
String too long for variable.
A string literal has been assigned to a string variable but the string literal does not fit in the string
variable. I. e. the length of the string literal is greater than the allocated length of the string
variable.
4.3.1.62 S3035
Unallowed operand type for this function! Numeric operand or operand of date or time type
expected.
The operation at the given position is not defined for the type of the current result (i.e. the first
actual parameter).
Example:
VAR
BitMake: WORD;
END_VAR
LD BitMask (* Error: operand must be of type TIME, ANY_DATE or ANY_NUM *)
SUB 3
ST BitMask
4.3.1.63 S3036
Integer constant is out of range.

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The integer constant at the given position is not in the range of the associated data type.
Example:
VAR
Range1 : UINT(-1..1000); (* Error: Sign mismatch. Values for UINT must not be
negative *)
Range2 : INT(-1..36000); (* Error: Overflow: the upper range is greater as the
maximum valid INT value *)
END_VAR
4.3.1.64 S3037
The lower bound of the subrange must not be greater than the upper bound.
The value of the upper bound in the subrange declaration on the specified position is lower than the
value of the lower bound. A subrange declaration restricts the range of an integer type to values
between and including the specified upper and lower limits, where the upper limit has to be greater
than the lower limit.
4.3.1.65 S3038
Initialisation is out of bounds of subrange (Data type is a subrange type).
A variable of a subrange type has been initialized with a value that is out of the range of this
subrange type. A subrange declaration specifies that the value of any data element of this type can
only take on values between and including the specified upper and lower limits.
4.3.1.66 S3039
Index is out of bounds.
An access to a variable of an array type has been attempted with an index whose value is out of the
range specified in the type or variable declaration.
4.3.1.67 S3040
Invalid data type. ANY_NUM required.
The operation at the given position is not defined for the type of the current result (i.e. the first
actual parameter).
Example:
VAR
BitMake: WORD;
END_VAR
LD BitMask (* Error: operand must be of type TIME, ANY_DATE or ANY_NUM *)
NEG
ST BitMask
4.3.1.68 S3041
Unallowed EN/ENO type. Must be of type bool. Must not be RETAIN.
An input variable with the name EN or an output variable with name ENO has been declared with
an unallowed type or with the RETAIN qualifier.
The identifier EN is reserved for input variables of type BOOL

The identifier ENO is reserved for output variables of type BOOL This variable must not be
declared with RETAIN qualifier.

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4.3.1.69 S3042
Missing EN. Use of ENO allowed only in combination with EN.
An output variable with the name ENO has been defined but no input variable with name EN
has been found. The output variable ENO can only be used in combination with EN.
4.3.1.70 S3044
Data missing. You either need a load or an expression.
The current result is undefined. Either a LD instruction or an expression must precede the
instruction on the current position. This error occurs as a consequence of error Syntax Error S
5010. Please move the instruction out of the parenthesis.
4.3.1.71 S3046
Type names can not be used as an instance names.
A type name or the name of a program organisation unit has been used in a declaration as a
variable name. Program organisation units and types defined on project level are known in the
whole project scope and their names can not be used as identifiers for local variables.
Example:
FUNCTION Power
(* function block declarations *)
(* statements *)
END_FUNCTION
PROGRAM main
VAR
Power : REAL; (* Error: Power is not allowed as a variable name, because it already
has been
used as a function name *)
END_VAR
(* Code *)
END_PROGRAM
4.3.1.72 S4000
'AT%': Simultaneous declaration of several direct variables is invalid.
A list of identifiers has been used in a located variable declaration. Direct representations can only
be associated to a single identifier.
Example:
The following declaration is not allowed:
VAR
dirVar1, dirVar2, dirVar3 : at%I0.0;
END_VAR
4.3.1.73 S4001
Too many variables (identifiers). Maximum is 60 identifiers.
Too many identifiers in the identifier list of a variable declaration. Identifier lists with maximum
60 identifiers are supported.

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4.3.1.74 S4003
Array too big.
The element count of a dimension in an array declaration exceeds the maximum number of
elements supported by SICAM PAS PLC UI. The maximum element count is determinated by the
supported index range.
4.3.1.75 S4005
Upper bound must be greater or equal than lower bound.
The value of the upper bound index in the array declaration on the specified position is lower than
the value of the lower bound index of the same dimension. The upper bound index of a dimension
must be greater or equal than the associated lower bound index.
4.3.1.76 S4006
Syntax error. [Hint: In some cases, the actual error is located in a previous line (';' missing etc.)].
4.3.1.77 S4007
Self-referencing (i.e., recursive) declarations are invalid.
in the calling hierarchy).
4.3.1.78 S4008
Too many attributes 'RETAIN' or 'CONSTANT'. You may use only one.
Too many qualifiers used in a variable declaration part.
4.3.1.79 S4009
A STRUCTure must contain at least one structure element (variable declaration).
An empty structure has been declared. This is not allowed. A structure must contain at least one
member variable.
Example:
Not allowed:
TYPE
Mystruct : struct end_struct;
END_TYPE
Allowed:
TYPE
Mystruct : STRUCT
M1 : int;
END_STRUCT
END_TYPE
4.3.1.80 S4010
Simultaneous type declarations are not allowed.
The type declaration on the specified position contains a list of identifiers. This is not allowed.
Please write a declaration for any new type.

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Example:
Not allowed:
TYPE
MyInt1, MyInt2, MyInt3 : int;
END_TYPE
Allowed:
TYPE
MyInt1 : int;
MyInt2 : int;
MyInt3 : int;
END_TYPE
4.3.1.81 S4011
Valid only in PROGRAMs and there within VAR- und VAR_GLOBAL-Sections.
A directly represented variable has been declared in a program organization unit or a variable
declaration part in which it is not supported. Located variable declarations are supported only in
VAR- or VAR_GLOBAL-declaration-parts of PROGRAMs.
4.3.1.82 S4012
Valid only in PROGRAMs, FUNCTION_BLOCKs, and in FUNCTIONs.
A variable declaration part (VAR <declarations> END_VAR) was found in a unit where it is not
supported. Variable declaration parts are allowed in programs, functions and function blocks.
4.3.1.83 S4013
Valid only in PROGRAMs, FUNCTION_BLOCKs, and in FUNCTIONs.
An input variable declaration (VAR_INPUT <declarations> END_VAR) part was found in a

program organization unit where it is not supported.
4.3.1.84 S4014
Valid only in PROGRAMs and in FUNCTION_BLOCKs.
An inout variable declaration part (VAR_IN_OUT <declarations> END_VAR) was found in a

4.3.1.85 S4015
Valid only in PROGRAMs and in FUNCTION_BLOCKs.
An output variable declaration part (VAR_OUTPUT <declarations> END_VAR) was found in a

4.3.1.86 S4016
Valid only in PROGRAMs and in FUNCTION_BLOCKs (Was: VAR_EXTERNAL).
An external variable declaration part (VAR_EXTERNAL <declarations> END_VAR) was found

in a program organization unit where it is not supported. External variable declarations are
supported in PROGRAMs and FUNCTION_BLOCKs.
4.3.1.87 S4017
Valid only in PROGRAMs.

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A global variable declaration part (VAR_GLOBAL <declarations> END_VAR) was found in a

program organization unit where it is not supported. Global variable declarations are allowed only
in PROGRAMs.
4.3.1.88 S4018
Valid only in VAR- and in VAR_GLOBAL-Sections.
The qualifier CONSTANT has been used in a variable declaration part in which it is not
supported.
4.3.1.89 S4019
Valid only in PROGRAMs or in FUNCTION_BLOCKs and there within VAR-, VAR_OUTPUT-, or
VAR_GLOBAL-Sections).
The qualifier RETAIN has been used in a variable declaration part in which it is not supported.
4.3.1.90 S4020
Valid only in PROGRAMs or in FUNCTION_BLOCKs and there within VAR_INPUT-Sections
with Type 'BOOL' without Initialisation.
A variable has been declared with an edge qualifier in a program organization unit or variable
declaration part where this is not supported.
4.3.1.91 S4021
Valid only within VAR_INPUT, VAR_OUTPUT, and VAR_IN_OUT-Sections (WarS 'ADDRESS'-
Type).
A variable has been declared with the ADDRESS qualifier in a program organization unit or
variable declaration part where this is not supported.
4.3.1.92 S4022
Valid only in FUNCTION_BLOCKs or FUNCTIONs and there within VAR..END_VAR-Sections
without CONSTANT/RETAIN-Modifiers.
A variable has been declared with the ATTRIBUTES qualifier in a program organization unit or
variable declaration part where this is not supported. This attribute is supported only in VAR-
Sections without CONSTANT or RETAIN qualifiers of FUNCTIONs and FUNCTION_BLOCKs.
4.3.1.93 S4023
Valid only in TYPE..END_TYPE-Sections.
A struct declaration was found in a declaration part where this is not supported. Struct declarations
are supported only in TYPE declaration parts.
4.3.1.94 S4024
Valid not within VAR_EXTERNAL-Sections (Was: Initial Value Specification).
A variable has been declared in an EXTERNAL declaration section with an initial value. This is
not allowed. Please assign the initial value in the respective GLOBAL variable declaration.
Example:
VAR_EXTERNAL
A : INT := 5;

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END_VAR
VAR_EXTERNAL
A : INT;
END_VAR
VAR_GLOBAL
A : INT := 5
END_VAR
4.3.1.95 S4033
Multiple initialisation.
A member of a struct variable has been initialzed more than once. This error occurs when both an
explicit struct initialisation and a per element initialisation are made.
Example:
The following initialisation is not allowed:

TYPE
StructType : Struct
Member1 : int := 5;
Member2 : bool;
END_STRUCT := (Member1 := 4, Member2 := true);
END_TYPE
Use one of the following initialisations instead:

TYPE
StructType : Struct
Member1 : int ;
Member2 : bool;
END_STRUCT := (Member1 := 4, Member2 := true);
END_TYPE
or
TYPE
StructType : Struct
Member1 : int := 5;
Member2 : bool := true;
END_STRUCT;
END_TYPE
4.3.1.96 S4034
Invalid POU name.
This error occurs when a keyword has been used as a POU name or if no name has been defined.
4.3.1.97 S4035
Invalid type for function.
The function type must be a predefined type or an idententifer. This error occurs most commonly,
when a reserved keyword, a IEC61131-3 character string or a number is used as a function type or
if no function type has been defined.

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4.3.1.98 S4036
FUNCTIONs need at least one input parameter VAR_INPUT.
A function has been defined without an input parameter. In IEC61131-3 a function needs at least
one input-parameter.
4.3.1.99 S5000
Wrong parameter type.
The type of an actual parameter of a function or a function block instance is incompatible with the
type of the formal parameter it has been assigned to.
4.3.1.100 S5001
Array expected. This is not an array.
An indexed access has been attempted to a variable which is not an array.
Example:
PROGRAM
VAR
x : INT;
y : INT;
END_VAR
LD x[3] (* not allowed if the variable is not an array *)

ST y
END_VAR
4.3.1.101 S5002
This FUNCTION_BLOCK is called by CAL if EN=TRUE. CALC/CALCN are both invalid.
An instance of a function block with an EN input parameter has been called via CALC/CALCN.
This is not allowed. Use the CAL-statement instead. The code of a function block with an EN
parameter is invoked if the value of this parameter is TRUE.
4.3.1.102 S5003
Function block instances may not be 'CONSTANT'.
An instance of a function block has been defined in a variable section with CONSTANT attribute.
This is not allowed. Please remove the attribute or move the instance declaration in another
variable section, which has no CONSTANT attribute.
4.3.1.103 S5004
Function blocks instances are invalid in 'FUNCTION'-POUs, STRUCTs, and in ARRAYs.
An instance of a function block has been defined in a variable section of a function or as a member
of a STRUCT or an ARRAY type. IEC61131-3 doesnt allow declarations of function block
instances in functions. Function block instances as members of STRUCT and ARRAY types are
not supported by SICAM PAS PLC UI.
4.3.1.104 S5005
Function block instances as function results are not supported.

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Function block instances as result type of a function are not supported in SICAM PAS PLC UI.
4.3.1.105 S5006
Function block instances as parameters are not supported.
Parameters of a function block type are not supported in SICAM PAS PLC UI.
4.3.1.106 S5008
Expected an integer or an enum. Invalid array index.
The type variable or constant used as an index in an indexed variable access is invalid. An index
must be of type INT or of an enumeration type.
4.3.1.107 S5009
Invalid sequence beginning. Current result is empty. Use 'LD' to initialise current result.
This error occurs when a sequence of statements starts with an instruction that uses the current
result. The first instruction usually is a load statement. This error can also occur, if the current
result is used in the first instruction after a CAL, a JMP or a label.
Example:
PROGRAM main
VAR
Switch : BOOL;
END_VAR
ST Switch (* Error: Current result is undefined. *)
LD Switch
EQ TRUE
JMPC NextStep
LD TRUE
JMP End (* The value loaded in the previous statement will be lost after the JMP-
statement *)
NextStep:
LD FALSE
END:
ST Switch (* Error: Current result is undefined after a label *)
(* Code *)
END_PROGRAM
4.3.1.108 S5010
Invalid instruction within a parentheses computation.
The instruction at the given position is not allowed between parentheses. Please replace the
instruction or move it out of the parentheses.
Example:

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FUNCTION_BLOCK Count
VAR_INPUT
StartValue : DINT;
FReset : BOOL;
END_VAR
VAR_OUTPUT
CurrentCountValue : DINT;
END_VAR
VAR
CountValue : DINT;
END_VAR
LD fReset
EQ TRUE
JMPCN Continue
LD StarValue
ST CountValue
Continue:
LD CountValue
ADD 1
ST CountValue
ST CurrentCountValue
END_FUNCTION_BLOCK
PROGRAM main
VAR
Counter : Count;
StartValue : DINT;
Result : DINT;
END_VAR
LD 5
ADD (StartValue
ST Counter.StartValue
EQ 1000
ST Counter.fReset
CAL Counter (* Error: CAL is not allowed between parentheses *)
LD Counter.CurrentCounter (* Error: Load is not allowed between parentheses *)
)
ST Result
END_PROGRAM.
4.3.1.109 S5011
ARRAYs of function block instances are invalid.
Arrays of function blocks are not supported.
4.3.1.110 S5012
Result type and operand type are incompatible.
The result type of the preceding operation and the type of the variable in which this result is stored
are incompatible.
Example:
VAR

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X : INT;
END_VAR
LD 65000
ST x (* 65000 is not of type INT *)
4.3.1.111 S5013
Result type and type of the first formal input parameter are incompatible.
The result type of the preceding operation and the type of the first input parameter in a function or
function block call are incompatible.
Example:
FUNCTION Fun1
VAR
InVar : INT;
END_VAR
(* Code *)
END_FUNCTION
PROGRAM main
VAR
X : DINT;
END_VAR
LD x
ADD 1000
Fun1 (* Error: result type of the preceding operation is DINT, the type of the first input
parameter of Fun1 is INT *)
ST x
END_PROGRAM
4.3.1.112 S5014
Wrong number of parameters.
Too many parameters found in a call of a function or a function block.
4.3.1.113 S5015
Invalid type for direct address.
A located variable has been declared with an unsupported type. Only located variables of type
ANY_NUM oder ANY_BIT are supported.
4.3.1.114 S5016
Variable is read-only. Write-access invalid.
A write access has been attempted to a variable, that has only read access.
4.3.1.115 S5017
Variable is not a STRUCTure.
A initialization value for a structure has been assigned to a variable which is not of a structured
type.
Example.
VAR

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A : INT := (m1 := 5, m2 := TRUE); (* not allowed *)

END_VAR
4.3.1.116 S5018
Variable is no array.
An array initialization has been assigned to a variable which is not of an array type.
Example.
VAR
A : INT := [4]; (* not allowed *)
END_VAR
4.3.1.117 S5019
Initialization value and variable type incompatible.
The type of the initialization value and the type of the variable are incompatible.
Example:
VAR
X : INT := 65000;
END_VAR
4.3.1.118 S5020
Too many initialisation values.
The initialization value for an array type or variable has more elements as provided by the array
declaration.
Example:
VAR
A : ARRAY [1..5] OF INT := [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]; (* too much initialisation
values,
array has only 5 elements *)
END_VAR
4.3.1.119 S5021
Formal parameter incorrectly declared.
The name of an output parameter has been expected. The identifier has been found in the current
scope but is not the name of an output parameter.
Tips:
Make sure that the identifier is not an input or inout parameter.
4.3.1.120 S5022
Multiple assignments to a parmameter in a call of a function block instance.
This error occurs, when in a call of a function block instance a parameter is initialized twice.
Example:
FUNCTION_BLOCK Fb1
VAR_INPUT

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InParam1 : int;
InParam2 : int;
InParam3 : bool;
END_VAR
(* Code *)
END_FUNCTION_BLOCK
PROGRAM main
VAR
fbInst : fb1;
END_VAR
(* Code *)
cal fbInst( InParam1 := 1,
InParam1 := 2,
InParam3 := true
)
(* Code *)
END_PROGRAM
4.3.1.121 S5023
Too much initialisation data.
This error occurs, when a member of a struct type or instance is initialized twice in an explicit
structure intialization.
Example:
TYPE
StructType : STRUCT
Member1 : int;
Member2 : int;
Member3 : bool;
END_STRUCT;
END_TYPE
VAR
StructVar : StructType := (Member1 := 1, Member1 := 2, Member3 := FALSE);
END_VAR
4.3.1.122 S5024
Unallowed type for this operation.
The operation on the given position is not defined for the type of the current result. I. e. the type of
the actual parameter is incompatible with the type of the first formal parameter.
Example:
VAR
X : REAL;
END_VAR
LD 1 (* The constant 1 can be converted implicitly to any integer or any bit type *)
LN (* Error: LN is only defined for ANY_REAL types *)
ST X
4.3.1.123 S5025
Unallowed parameter type for this function.
The type of the actual parameter is incompatible with any type allowed for the parameter at the
given position.

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Example:
VAR
X : STRING;
END_VAR
LD EXAMPLE
LEFT 3.0 (* Error: the second parameter of LEFT has type ANY_INT *)
ST X
4.3.1.124 S5026
Invalid formal parameter type.
The name of an input or an inout parameter has been expected. The identifier has been found in the
current scope but is neither the name of an input nor of an output parameter.
Tips:
Make sure that the identifier is not an output parameter.
4.3.1.125 S5027
Incompatible operand types.
The operands for the operation at the given position must be compatible. I. e. they must have the
same type or, if at least one of the parameter is a constant an implicit cast to the type of the other
operand has be possible.
Example:
VAR
X : REAL;
END_VAR
LD 1 (* The constant 1 can be converted implicitly to any integer or any bit type *)
MAX X (* Error: X is of type REAL *)
ST X
4.3.1.126 S5028
Data type not allowed for this operation.
This error occurs, if the type of an actual parameter is not allowed for the operation at the given
position.
Example:
VAR
StringVar : STRING;
END_VAR
LD 1
CONCAT EXAMPLE(* Error: CONCAT expects a STRING operand as first input parameter *)
ST StringVar
4.3.1.127 S5029
Invalid function block call.
This error occurs, if a call to a function block instance is attempted and this instance is an input
parameter of the calling function block or program.
Example:
FUNCTION_BLOCK Fb1

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VAR_INPUT
InParam1 : int;
InParam2 : int;
InParam3 : bool;
END_VAR
(* Code *)
END_FUNCTION_BLOCK
FUNCTION_BLOCK Fb2
VAR_INPUT
fbInstInput : Fb1;
(* other input declarations *)
END_VAR
VAR
(* local variable declarations *)
END_VAR
(* Code *)
cal fbInstInput( InParam1 := 1,
InParam2 := 2,
InParam3 := true
)
(* Code *)
END_PROGRAM
4.3.1.128 S5030
Variable is write-only. Read-access invalid.
A read access has been attempted to a variable, that has only write access.
4.3.1.129 S5031
Bit access allowed only on bit data types.
This error occurs if a bit selection is attempted on a variable that is not of a bit data type or of type
BOOL.
Example:
VAR
DintVar : DINT;
BoolVar : BOOL;
END_VAR
LD DintVar.4 (* Error: bit selection allowed only on variables of type ANY_BIT except BOOL
*)
ST BoolVar
4.3.1.130 S5032
Bit position is greater than the number of bits in the selected variable.
This error occurs, when the bit position given in a bit selection is greater than the number of the
most significant bit of the selected variable. The number of bits accessible in a bit selection
depends on the variables data type. The bit positions are counted from the least significant bit at
position 0 to the most significant bit at position n 1, where n is the number of bits in the data
type.
Example:
VAR
wVar : WORD := 5;

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fVar : BOOL := FALSE;

END_VAR
(* Code *)
LD wVar.16 (* The selected variable is of type WORD. I. e. it has 16 bits with bit
positions
from 0 to 15. *)
ST fVar
(* Code *)
4.3.1.131 S5033
IN_OUT parameter missing. Please supply every formal IN_OUT parameter with a an actual
parameter.
This error occurs, if at least one of the IN_OUT parameters of a function block is not supplied with
an actual parameter, when calling an instance of the respective function block. IN_OUT parameters
are references and have to be supplied with an actual parameter in every call of a function block
instance.
Example:
FUNCTION_BLOCK Fb1
VAR_IN_OUT
InOutParam1 : INT;
InOutParam2 : BOOL;
END_VAR
(* Code *)
END_FUNCTION_BLOCK
PROGRAM main
VAR
fbInst : fb1;
IntVar1 : INT;
IntVar2 : INT;
END_VAR
(* Code *)
cal fbInst() (* Error: none of the IN_OUT variables of FB1 is supplied with an actual
parameter *)
cal fbInst( InOutParam1 := IntVar1
) (* Error: the actual parameter for the second IN_OUT parameter is missing *)
cal fbInst ( InOutParam1 := IntVar1,

InOutParam2 := IntVar2
) (* Correct: every formal IN_OUT parameter of FB1 is supplied with an actual
parameter *)
(* Code *)
END_PROGRAM
4.3.1.132 S5034
Invalid IN_OUT parameter. IN_OUT parameters must not be expressions or constants.
This error occurs, if an IN_OUT parameter is supplied with an expression or a constant value. This
is not allowed because IN_OUT parameters are references.
Example:
FUNCTION_BLOCK Fb1

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VAR_IN_OUT
InOutParam1 : INT;
InOutParam2 : BOOL;
END_VAR
(* Code *)
END_FUNCTION_BLOCK
PROGRAM main
VAR
fbInst : fb1;
IntVar1 : INT;
IntVar2 : INT;
END_VAR
(* Code *)
cal fbInst( InOutParam1 := IntVar1,
InOutParam2 := 5
) (* Error: the actual parameter for the second IN_OUT parameter is a constant. *)
cal fbInst( InOutParam1 := IntVar1,

InOutParam2 := (IntVar1
ADD IntVar2)
) (* Error: the actual parameter for the second IN_OUT parameter is an
expression. *)
cal fbInst ( InOutParam1 := IntVar1,

InOutParam2 := IntVar2
) (* Correct: Both IN_OUT parameters of FB1 are supplied with variables. *)
(* Code *)
END_PROGRAM
4.3.1.133 S5035
Generic data types are not allowed.
This error occurs, if an ANY data type is used in a variable or parameter declaration. The use of
generic data types is allowed only for function overloading and type conversion in standard
function or functions provided by the manufacturer.
Example:
FUNCTION IntegerToString : STRING
VAR_INPUT
InVar : ANY_INT; (* Error: User-defined functions cannot be overloaded *)
END_VAR
(* Code *)
END_FUNCTION
4.3.1.134 S5036
Local types are not allowed in this variable section.
This error occurs, if a local user defined type is used in the declaration of a global or external
variable or in the declaration of a parameter. Global and external variables as well as parameters
have to be of a predefined type or of a global type. Global types are either hardware dependent
types, provided by the firmware or project global user defined types.
Example:
PROGRAM main
TYPE

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StructType : STRUCT
Member1 : BOOL;
Member2 : STRING;
END_STRUCT;
(* Other type definitions *)
END_TYPE
VAR_GLOBAL
GlobVar : StructType; (* Not allowed because StructType is not known in other
POUs *)
(* Other global variable definitions *)
END_VAR
VAR
(* Local variable definitions *)
END_VAR
(* Code *)
END_PROGRAM
FUNCTION_BLOCK Fb1
TYPE
StructType : STRUCT
Member1 : BOOL;
Member2 : STRING;
END_STRUCT;
END_TYPE
VAR_EXTERNAL
GlobVar : StructType; (* Not allowed because StructType is not known in other
POUs *)
(* Other external declarations *)
END_VAR
VAR_INPUT
InVar : StructType; (* Not allowed because StructType is not known in other POUs *)
(* Other input declarations *)
END_VAR
(* Code *)
END_FUNCTION_BLOCK
4.3.1.135 S5037
Too many indices within the braces [....] of an array-access.
This error occurs, if an access to an array element is attempted with more indices as dimensions
provided in the type definition of the elements data type.
Example:
PROGRAM main
TYPE
ArrayType : Array[1..5, 1..20] of INT;
END_TYPE
VAR
ArrayVar : ArrayType;
IntVar : INT;
(* Other variable definitions *)
END_VAR
LD ArrayVar[1, 2, 3] (* Error: Variables of type ArrayType have only 2 dimensions *)
ST IntVar

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(* Code *)
END_PROGRAM
4.3.1.136 S5038
Directly represented variables are only allowed as parameters in prototypes.
A directly represented variable has been declared in the VAR_INPUT, VAR_OUTPUT or

VAR_IN_OUT section of a program organisation unit. This is not allowed. Directly represented
variables are not allowed in functions and function blocks. VAR_INPUT, VAR_OUTPUT and
VAR_IN_OUT variables are not supported in programs.
If you want to access a directly represented variable from a function block, declare the variable
with a symbolic name in the VAR_GLOBAL section of a program and use this symbolic name in a
declaration in the VAR_EXTERNAL section of the function block.
Functions cannot access directly represented variables.
Example:
FUNCTION_BLOCK SetOutput
VAR_EXTERNAL
OutputLocation : BOOL;
END_VAR
VAR_INPUT
Value : BOOL;
END_VAR
LD Value
ST OutputLocation
END_FUNCTION_BLOCK
PROGRAM main
VAR_GLOBAL
OutputLocation AT%Q0.0 : BOOL;
END_VAR
VAR
Switch : SetOutput;
CurrentValue : BOOL;
END_VAR
LD CurrentValue
NOT
CAL Switch(Value := CurrentValue)
END_PROGRAM.
4.3.1.137 S5039
'&x' is only allowed if x is a direct variable.
The identifier preceeded by the &-operator is not the name of a directly represented variable.
Tips:
Make sure that the name is spelled correctly.
Make sure that the variable is a directly represented variable.
4.3.1.138 S5040
Too few indices within the braces [....] of an array access.
This error occurs, if an access to an array element is attempted with less indices as dimensions
provided in the type definition of the elements data type.

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Example:
PROGRAM main
TYPE
ArrayType : Array[1..5, 1..10, 1..20] of INT;
END_TYPE
VAR
ArrayVar : ArrayType;
IntVar : INT;
(* Other variable definitions *)
END_VAR
LD ArrayVar[1, 2] (* Error: Variables of type ArrayType have 3 dimensions *)
ST IntVar
(* Code *)
END_PROGRAM
4.3.1.139 S5041
Values of type INT24 or REAL48 are invalid in this context.
Operation not supported for this type.
4.3.1.140 S5042
Function block instances may not be 'RETAIN'.
An instance of a function block has been defined in a variable section with RETAIN attribute. This
is not supported. Please remove the attribute or move the instance declaration in another variable
section, which has no RETAIN attribute.
4.3.1.141 S6002
No prototype.
An unknown type name has been used in a variable declaration or a function call.
Tips
Make sure that a type a function or function block with this name is declared in the context of the
active project.
Make sure the name of the type, function or function block is spelled correctly.
Recompile the whole project.
Please refer to your manufacturer if none of the above actions eliminates the problem.
4.3.1.142 S6004
Recursion (i.e., direct or indirect self-reference) detected.
already used in the calling hierarchy).
4.3.1.143 S6005
Too many types and function blocks. For the maximum number of type definitions please refer to
your manufacturer.

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This error occurs, if too many types functions or function blocks have been used in the calling
hierarchy of a program organization unit. For the maximum number of types, functions and
function blocks supported see the Table D.1: Implementation-dependent parameters
4.3.2 Linker Messages
4.3.2.1 L10001
Variable declared twice: <Variable name>.
The variable with the specified name has been declared twice.
Tips:
If the variable is declared in a PROGRAM pou, check if a resource global variable with the same
name has been declared.
If the variable is a resource global variable check if a global variable with the same name has been
declared in a PROGRAM pou of the resource.
If one of the above cases is true, change the name of one of the variables or move the variable
declaration in the PROGRAM pou in a VAR_EXTERNAL section. Attention: if you move the
variable into the external section, every access to the external variable accesses the resource-global
variable with the same name.
4.3.2.2 L10004
Unresolved external: <Variable name>.
Either a global variable with the specified name has not been found, or a function block type with
the specified name has not been found.
Tips:
Make sure that the variable name is spelled correctly
If the variable is not a function block instance, make sure that a variable with this name is declared
in the VAR_GLOBAL section of the calling program or in a file with resource-global variable
declarations.
If the variable is a function block instance, make sure that the function block has been compiled
successfully, i. e. an object file for this function block exists.
4.3.2.3 L10026
Unsupported address: <AddressDescription>.
The address <AddressDescription> is not supported by this hardware.
Tips:
Check if the address is spelled correctly.
Check if the syntax of the address description is correct. The syntax of the address description is
hardware dependent, but must be a string formed of the percent sign "%" followed by a location
prefix, a size prefix and one or more unsigned integers, separated by periods (.). The size prefix
may be empty. For valid location and size prefixes ask your hardware manufacturer.
4.3.2.4 L10027
Invalid hardware description: %1..
The hardware description file for the hardware with name <hardware name> has not been found.
Tips:

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Check if the resource specification contains a valid hardware module name.

Reinstall SICAM PAS PLC UI. If this doesnt remove your error, please contact your
hardware manufacturer
4.3.2.5 L10029
Hardware configuration error.
An error occurred while getting firmware information. Please check if the hardware configuration
file is correct or if the DLL for the specified firmware is installed in your SICAM PAS PLC UI
directory.
ATTENTION: This file should be altered only by the manufacturer.
4.3.2.6 L10030
Invalid type for variable: %1.
A directly represented variable of a complex type (array, struct, string) has been found. This is not
supported by the hardware.
4.3.2.7 L10031
Initializations of directly represented variables are not allowed.
An initialization of a directly represented variable has been found. This is not supported by the
hardware. Please remove the initialization.
4.3.2.8 L10032
Address <AddressDescription> invalid in this context.
The address with the specified description is a valid address but not allowed in this context (Task,
POU, Resource, Configuration).
4.3.2.9 L10033
Attribute RETAIN not supported for directly represented variables.
A directly represented variable with RETAIN attribute has been found. This is not supported by the
hardware. Please move the variable declaration in another section or remove the attribute from the
section.
4.3.2.10 L10034
Attribute CONST not supported for directly represented variables.
A directly represented variable with CONST attribute has been found. This is not supported by the
hardware. Please move the variable declaration in another section or remove the attribute from the
section.
4.3.2.11 L10035
Instance limit for function block <FunctionBlockName> reached.
The maximum number of instances of the specified function block has already been exceed. The
maximum number of instances of a firmware function block is hardware dependent and can be
changed by the hardware manufacturer by setting or changing the "MaxInstances" entry in the
specification section of the function block in the hardware description file. Please ask your
manufacturer, for the maximum number of instances of a firmware function block.

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4.3.2.12 L10036
Invalid process image description. Please contact your manufacturer.
The description of the process image in the hardware configuration file is invalid. Please check if
the sizes for the input, output and marker sections are correct and if all size entries are of the same
unit. They should be specified either in bits or bytes.
ATTENTION: This file should be altered only by the manufacturer.
4.3.2.13 L10063
An error occured while opening a file: %1.
4.3.2.14 L10105
Internal error while loading function or DLL: <DLL/Function-Name>.
The specified DLL or function could not be loaded. Either your SICAM PAS PLC UI directory
does not contain a DLL with the specified name, or your DLL has an invalid version. Please
reinstall your system or refer to your hardware manufacturer.
4.3.2.15 L10106
Native code compiler needed for selected optimization. Please choose another optimization or
install a native code compiler.
"Speed only" optimisation is activated but no native code compiler is defined for this hardware.
"Speed only" optimisation is only valid, if a native code compiler is installed. If you do not have a
native code compiler please select another optimisation in the "Edit Resource Specifications"
dialog. For a native code compiler for your hardware please refer to your manufacturer.
4.3.2.16 L12001
Type conflict. Type of external the variable doesn't match with type of the global variable with the
same name.
A global variable with the same name as the external variable has been found, but the types of the
global and the external variable are different.
Tips:
Make sure that the external variable name is spelled correctly
Make sure that the type of the external variable is spelled correctly
Make sure that the global variable is the requested variable.
Change the type of the external or the global variable.
4.3.2.17 L12002
Readable access to this variable is not allowed: <Variable name>.
A read access to a variable that has only write access has been attempted.
Tips:
Make sure that the specified variable name is spelled correctly.
The specified variable is an output location. A read access to output locations is not allowed.
4.3.2.18 L12003
Writable access to this variable is not allowed: <Variable name>.
A write access to a variable that has only read access has been attempted.

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Tips:
Make sure that the specified variable name is spelled correctly
The specified variable is a constant. Write access to a constant variable is not allowed. Check if the
CONSTANT attribute can be removed from the variable.
The specified variable is an input location. A write access to input locations is not allowed.
4.3.2.19 L12005
Internal linker error no.: <errorno>. Please contact your manufacturer.
4.3.2.20 L12006
Memory allocation failure. Not enough memory to perform operation.
4.3.2.21 L12007
No object information found for task <TaskName>. Please rebuild all.
The object file (<TaskName>.crd) for the specified task has not been found. Please rebuild the
whole resource.
4.3.2.22 L12008
Interpreter stack overflow in task <TaskName>.
Interpreter call-stack-overflow. Please reduce the depth of the calling hierarchy of <TaskName>.
4.3.2.23 L12996
Unknown command: <Command>.
An unknown command line argument has been used with ITLINK.
4.3.2.24 L12997
Unkown object kind: <ObjectKindSpecification>.
An invalid object file has been found. Please rebuild the whole resource.
4.3.2.25 L12998
Invalid object kind. Kind found/requested: <ObjectKind>.
An invalid object file has been found. Please rebuild the whole resource.
4.3.2.26 L12999
Invalid object version found. Object version found/expected: <ObjectVersion>.
The object file version and the compiler object version are different. The object file has been
created with a different compiler version. Please recompile the whole resource.
4.3.2.27 L13000
Load of resource global variable information failed.
The object file with the resource global information has not been found. Please rebuild the whole
resource.

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4.3.2.28 L13001
No object information found for pou <pouname>
The object file (<pouname>.obj) for the specified pou has not been found. Please rebuild the whole
resource.
4.3.3 Compiler Messages
4.3.3.1 C10006
Data type 'REAL' is not supported.
Data type REAL is not supported by the active hardware. For a list of data types supported by
SICAM PAS PLC UI see the IEC 1131-3 Compliance statement Please ask your manufacturer for
a list of data types supported by your hardware.
4.3.3.2 C10007
Data type 'DATE' is not supported.
Data type DATE is not supported. For a list of data types supported by SICAM PAS PLC UI see
IEC 1131-3 Compliance statement. Please ask your manufacturer for a list of data types supported
by your hardware.
4.3.3.3 C10008
Data type 'TIME_OF_DAY' is not supported.
Data type TIME_OF_DAY is not supported. For a list of data types supported by SICAM PAS
PLC UI see IEC 1131-3 Compliance statement. Please ask your manufacturer for a list of data
types supported by your hardware.
4.3.3.4 C10009
Data type 'STRING' is not supported.
Data type STRING is not supported by the active hardware. For a list of data types supported by
SICAM PAS PLC UI see the IEC 1131-3 Compliance statement. Please ask your manufacturer for
4.3.3.5 C10010
Data type 'DATE_AND_TIME' is not supported.
Data type DATE_AND_TIME is not supported. For a list of data types supported by SICAM
PAS PLC UI see the IEC 1131-3 Compliance statementPlease ask your manufacturer for a list of
data types supported by your hardware.
4.3.3.6 C10012
Data type 'TIME' is not supported.
Data type TIME is not supported by the active hardware. For a list of data types supported by
SICAM PAS PLC UI see the IEC 1131-3 Compliance statement. Please ask your manufacturer for
4.3.3.7 C10017
The sections 'VAR_INPUT', 'VAR_OUTPUT' and 'VAR_IN_OUT' are not supported in programs.

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VAR_INPUT, VAR_OUTPUT and VAR_IN_OUT sections in programs are not supported. For
more information about supported variable types see the IEC 1131-3 Compliance statement.
4.3.3.8 C10019
Directly represented variables are not allowed in this POU.
Either the program organisation unit is a function or a function block or a file with global symbolic
variable definitions. Directly represented variables are not allowed in functions or function blocks.
If you want to access a directly represented variable from a function block, declare the variable
with a symbolic name in the VAR_GLOBAL section of a program and use this symbolic name in a
declaration in the VAR_EXTERNAL section of the function block. Functions cannot access
directly represented variables.
Directly represented resource global variables have to be declared in a specific file.
4.3.3.9 C10021
Constant must not be negative.
A negative constant has been found where an unsigned operand has been expected. Please change
the constant value or the variable type (if possible).
4.3.3.10 C10024
Constant is out of range.
The constant at the given position is not in the range of the associated data type.
4.3.3.11 C10025
IN/OUT parameters must always be supplied with actual parameters.
A formal inout parameter has been declared in a function block, but not supplied with an actual
parameter in the CAL statement of an instance. Inout parameters are references and must be
supplied with an actual parameter.
4.3.3.12 C10026
Unsupported address.
The address at the given position is not supported by the active hardware. Please ask your
manufacturer for a list of addresses supported by the hardware.
4.3.3.13 C10028
Inout-parameters of type struct are not supported.
Structured inout-parametes are not supported. Please define an input parameter and an output
parameter of this kind.
4.3.3.14 C10031
RETAIN-variables are not supported by this hardware.
Your hardware doesnt support RETAIN variables. Please remove the attribute. For a list of
supported variable types ask your manufacturer.
4.3.3.15 C10034
Invalid command for this hardware.

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The command at the given position is not supported by this hardware. For a list of unsupported
commands please refer to your hardware manufacturer. For a list of commands not supported by
SICAM PAS PLC UI see the IEC 1131-3 Compliance statement.
4.3.3.16 C10035
Operand of type 'UINT' expected.
An actual parameter of type UINT has been expected in a function call (operation), but the actual
parameter is not of this type.
Example:
VAR
StringVariable : STRING;
Length : INT := 32;
END_VAR
LD EXAMPLE
LEFT length (* Error: this parameter must be of type UINT *)
ST StringVariable
4.3.3.17 C10036
Structs and arrays of complex data types are not supported by this hardware.
An array of a structured type, an array of an array type, a structure with a structured member or a
structure with an array member has been declared. This is not supported by the hardware. For more
information about supported data types for your hardware, please refer to your manufacturer.
Example:
TYPE
DayOfWeek : STRUCT
Name : STRING;
DayNumber : UINT;
END_STRUCT;
DayDescriptions : ARRAY[1..100] OF DayOfWeek; (* Error: Day of Week is a complex data

type.
Arrays of complex data types are not supported by the
hardware. *)
Presence : STRUCT
Name : STRING;
OursPerDay : ARRAY[1..31] OF UINT; (* Error: ARRAY is a complex data type.
Structs of complex data types are not supported by the hardware *)
END_STRUCT;
4.3.3.18 C10038
Couldn't detect the type of the constant.
The type of a constant could not be determined. Please initalize a variable of the desired type with
this constant and use the variable instead of the constant.
4.3.3.19 C10043
Implemention code is not allowed.

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Implementation code has been found in a file with resource global variable declarations. This is not
allowed. Please declare the requested variable in another program organisation unit as an external
variable and move the code in the respective file.
4.3.3.20 C10045
Function blocks instances are not allowed in this section.
An instance declaration of a function block has been found in a section where this is not allowed.
Please move the declaration in a section, where function block instances are supported.
4.3.3.21 C10046
'VAR_GLOBAL' is not allowed.
A VAR_GLOBAL section has been found in a program organisation unit where this section kind is
not supported. Please change the section kind or move the variable declaration in a file, where
global variables are supported.
According to the IEC 61131-3 VAR_GLOBAL sections are supported only in PROGRAMs.
However the hardware manufacturer may restrict the declaration of global variables to resource
global variable files. I. e. global variables are allowed only in specific files which contain only
global variable declarations.
4.3.3.22 C10047
Only 'VAR_GLOBAL' allowed.
A variable declaration section, which is not a VAR_GLOBAL section, has been found in a file for
resource global variable declaration. This is not allowed. Please change the section kind or move
the variable declaration in another file, where this kind of declarations are supported.
4.3.3.23 C10049
String too long.
A string has been declared with a length specification, which exceeds the maximum string length
supported by the hardware.
For the maximum string length supported by SICAM PAS PLC UI see the IEC 1131-3 Compliance
statement. However, the hardware-manufacturer can restrict the maximum string length by
changing the value of the "MaxStringLength" entry in the [MODULE] section of the hardware
description file.
4.3.3.24 C10055
This variable can not be initialized.
Either an initialisation of a directly represented variable has been found or the hardware doesnt
support variable initializations. The initialisation of directly represented variables is not supported
by SICAM PAS PLC UI. The initialisation of symbolic variables can be forbidden by the
manufacturer by changing the value for the "InitVariables" entry in the [MODULE] section of the
hardware description file to 0. Please refer to your manufacturer to find out, if variable initalization
is supported by your hardware.
4.3.3.25 C10057
Data type is not supported.

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The data type at the given position is not supported. For a list of data types supported by SICAM
PAS PLC UI see the IEC 1131-3 Compliance statement. For a list of data types supported by your
hardware, please refer to your manufacturer.
4.3.3.26 C10060
LD/ST of function block instances is not allowed.
A LD or ST instruction with a function block instance as an operand has been found. This is not
allowed.
4.3.3.27 C10063
An error occured while opening a file.
4.3.3.28 C10064
Internal Compiler Error No. %1. Please contact your manufacturer.
An internal compiler error occurred. Please contact your manufacturer.
4.3.3.29 C10067
Struct declarations are not supported.
A struct declaration has been detected, but is not supported by the hardware. Struct declarations are
supported by SICAM PAS PLC UI. The hardware manufacturer however, can forbid struct
declarations by setting the value of the "StructAllowed" entry in the [MODULE] section of the
hardware description file to 0. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer to find out if struct
declarations are supported by your hardware.
4.3.3.30 C10068
Array declarations are not supported.
An array declaration has been detected, but is not supported by the hardware. Array declarations
are supported by SICAM PAS PLC UI. The hardware manufacturer however, can forbid array
declarations by setting the value of the "ArrayAllowed" entry in the [MODULE] section of the
hardware description file to 0. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer to find out if array
declarations are supported by your hardware.
4.3.3.31 C10069
Enumerated data type declarations are not supported.
A enumerated data type declaration has been detected, but is not supported by the hardware.
Enumerated data type declarations are supported by SICAM PAS PLC UI. The hardware
manufacturer however, can forbid this declarations by setting the value of the "EnumAllowed"
entry in the [MODULE] section of the hardware description file to 0. Please refer to your hardware
manufacturer to find out if enumerated data type declarations are supported by your hardware.
4.3.3.32 C10075
Invalid array index. It has to range between -32767 and 32767.
An array index is out of the supported range [-32767, 32767].
4.3.3.33 C10078
Invalid type of a global or directly represented variable.
A directly represented variable of a complex or an user defined type has been declared. This is not
supported. Global variable of structured types are also not supported.

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4.3.3.34 C10083
Only directly represented variables are allowed in this POU.
Resource global variables are separated in two kind of files. Files which contain only symbolic
variables and files which contain the directly represented variables. In these files symbolic and
directly represented variables must not be mixed up.
4.3.3.35 C10084
Global structs are not supported.
Please declare this variable in a local section and use input and output parameters, if the value
should be changed by a function or function block. The type declaration for the desired structure
must be done on project level.
Example:
(* The following structure has to be declared as a project global type*)

TYPE
DayOfWeek : STRUCT
Name : STRING;
DayNumber : UINT;
END_STRUCT;
END_TYPE
FUNCTION_BLOCK AdjustDayName
VAR_INPUT
DayIn : DayOfWeek;
END_VAR
VAR_OUTPUT
DayOut : DayOfWeek;
END_VAR
LD DayIn
ST DayOut
LD DayIn.DayNumber
EQ 1
LD MONDAY
ST DayOut.Name
LD DayIn.DayNumber
EQ 2
LD TUESDAY
ST DayOut.Name
END_FUNCTION_BLOCK
PROGRAM main
VAR
Day : DayOfWeek;
DayNumber : UINT;
END_VAR
LD DayNumber
ST Day.DayNumber
CAL AdjustDayName(DayIn := Day | Day := DayOut)
END_PROGRAM

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4.3.3.36 C10092
Memory allocation failure.
4.3.3.37 C10100
Invalid expression for parameter.
An invalid expression has been passed as an actual parameter in a call of a function or a function
block instance.
4.3.3.38 C10108
Constant of type TIME is out of range.
For the range of TIME constants supported by SICAM PAS PLC UI see the IEC 1131-3
Compliance statement
4.3.3.39 C10109
Invalid data type for this operation. Integer or real type expected.
The operation at the given position is only supported for integer and real operands.
4.3.3.40 C10110
Nested functions are not supported.
A function call has been passed as an actual parameter in the call of a function or a function block
instance. This is not supported. Please save the return value of the function in a variable and pass
this variable as an actual parameter to the called program organisation unit.
4.3.3.41 C10112
Type conflict.
Either the current result is incompatible with the expected data type or the type of an actual
parameter is incompatible with the type of the respective formal parameter.
4.3.3.42 C10113
Operation not supported for this data type.
The data type of an operand is not allowed for the operation at the given position. For more
information about allowed data types for this operation see IEC 61131-3 and the IEC 1131-3
Compliance statement
4.3.3.43 C10114
Parameter expressions are not supported for this operation.
An expression has been used as an actual parameter. This is not supported. Please store the result
of the expression in a variable and pass this variable to the called function or function block.
4.3.3.44 C10115
Retain attribute for FB instances forbidden.
RETAIN function block instances are not supported. Please remove the attribute or move the
instance declaration out of this section.

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4.3.3.45 C11001
Can't determine unambigously the type of constant -> take %1.
The type of a numeric constant couldnt be determined unambiguously. In this case usually the
biggest supported data type of the expected data type class (ANY_INT, ANY_REAL, ANY_BIT)
is presumed.
4.3.3.46 C11007
Function has no input parameter. Is this intended?
A function call to a function which has no parameters has been detected. Was this the intend?
Functions do not contain internal state information and can be supplied only with input parameters.
Generally the return value is computed by using the input parameters. Because of this reasons a
function without input parameters usually doesnt make sense. Please check if the called function
makes sense.
4.3.4 Make Messages
4.3.4.1 M21004
Unknown command: %1.
An unknown command line argument has been used with ITMAKE.

5 Index
5 Index
C10055 142
C10057 142
A C10060 142
C10063 142
About this manual 14 C10064 142
ABS 72 C10067 142
ACOS 72 C10068 143
ADD 72 C10069 143
ADD (time) 72 C10075 143
Add files 21 C10078 143
Add Task 19 C10083 143
Adding a Library to a project 44 C10084 143
Adding input or output to compound block 31 C10092 144
AND 73 C10100 144
ANDN 73 C10108 144
ARRAY 73 C10109 144
ASIN 73 C10110 145
Assignment 73, 74 C10112 145
AT 74 C10113 145
ATAN 74 C10114 145
C10115 145
C11001 145
B C11007 145
CAL 75
CALC 75
Block Type Program Function Function CALCN 75
Block 47 CASE 75, 76
BOOL 74 CFC Crossreference 40
Breakpoints 38 CFC Editor Online 28
Browser Introduction 15 Character String Literals 45
Browser Options 21 Comments in ST 26
Build active resource 19 Compiler Overview 35
BY 74 Compiler Command Line 35
BYTE 74 Compliance Statement 47
Compound Blocks Introduction 30
CONCAT 76
C Connections 27
CONSTANT 76
C10006 138 Constants 45
C10007 138 ControlX Framework Introduction 15
C10008 139 COS 76
C10009 139 CR 76
C10010 139 Create a Library 43
C10012 139 Create compound block 30
C10017 139 Create new connection 33
C10019 139 Creating new files 18
C10021 139 CTD 76
C10024 140 CTU 77
C10025 140 CTUD 77
C10026 140 Custom Tools 21
C10028 140
C10031 140
C10034 140 D
C10035 140
C10036 141 Data Types 70
C10038 141 DATE 78
C10043 141 DATE_AND_TIME 78
C10045 141 Declaration Editor introduction 21
C10046 141 Declaration Keywords 70
C10047 142 Declaration of array datatypes 24
C10049 142

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Declaration of enumeration datatypes 25 H

Declaration of structured datatypes 24
Declaration Sections 21
DELETE 79 Hardware information 20
Delete Connection 34
Derived datatypes 23
DINT 78 I
Direct Calls 39
DIV 78 IEC1131 Standard Function Blocks 69
DIV (time) 78 IEC61131-3 operations 70
DO 79 IEC61131-3 Standard Functions 69
DWORD 79 IF 85
IL 86
INSERT 86
E Install a Library 44
Instruction List Instructions 71
Edit connection properties 34 Instructions in ST 26
Edit resource 18 INT 86
Elementary Data Types 23 Introduction CFC Editor 27
ELSE 79
ELSIF 79
END_CASE 79 J
END_FOR 79
END_FUNCTION 79 JMP 86
END_FUNCTION_BLOCK 79 JMPC 86
END_IF 79 JMPCN 86
END_PROGRAM 80
END_REPEAT 80
END_TYPE 80 L
END_VAR 80
END_WHILE 80 L10001 134
EQ 80 L10004 135
Exception Handling in native code 39 L10026 135
Execution Order 29 L10027 135
EXIT 80 L10029 135
EXP 81 L10030 135
Expressions in ST 26 L10031 135
L10032 136
L10033 136
F L10034 136
L10035 136
F_TRIG 81 L10036 136
FALSE 81 L10063 136
FBD 81 L10105 136
FBD language Elements 65 L10106 136
File 18 L12001 137
File-Pane 16 L12002 137
FIND 81, 82 L12003 137
Finding Errors in CFC 30 L12005 137
FOR 82 L12006 137
Force Variables 32 L12007 137
Function 83 L12008 138
FUNCTION BLOCK 83 L12996 138
L12997 138
L12998 138
G L12999 138
L13000 138
GE 83 L13001 138
GetTaskInfo 83 LD 87
GetTime 84 LD (Ladder Diagram) 87
GetTimeCS 84 LDN 87
Going Online 19 LE 87
GT 84 LEFT 87

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LEN 88 REAL 92
Lib-Pane 18 REAL_TO_* 92
Library Overview 43 Rebuild active resource 19
Library-Pane 18 Rebuild all resources 19
LIMIT 88 REPEAT 93
Linker Command Line 36 REPLACE 93
LN 88 Resource global variables 21
LOG 88 Resource information 20
LT 88 Resource-Pane 17
RET 93
RETAIN 93
M RETC 93
RETCN 94
M21004 145 RETURN 94
Make Command Line 37 RIGHT 94
Margin Bars 27 ROL 94
MAX 89 ROR 95
MID 89 RS 95
MIN 89
MOD 89
MOVE 89 S
MUL 90
MUL (time) 90 S(et) 95
MUX 88 S1000 104
S1001 104
S1002 104
N S1003 104
S1004 104
Native Code 39 S1005 104
NCC 90 S1006 104
NCC Intel Protected Mode 40 S1008 105
NE 90 S1009 105
NEG 90 S1010 105
Nested Comments 47 S1011 105
NOT 91 S1012 105
S1013 105
S1014 105
O S1015 106
S1016 106
S1017 106
OF 91 S1018 106
Online connections introduction 33 S1019 106
Online Server Overview 32 S1020 106
Optimisation Settings 38 S1021 107
OR 91 S1022 107
ORN 91 S1023 107
Output Window 15 S1024 107
S1025 107
S1026 107
P S1027 108
S1028 108
Passing Output Parameters 47 S1029 108
performance 38 S1030 108
POU 91 S1031 108
Print IEC61131 Configuration 40 S1032 108
Printing CFC charts 29 S3000 109
PROGRAM 91 S3001 109
S3002 109
S3003 109
R S3004 110
S3005 110
R(eset) 91 S3006 110
R_TRIG 92 S3007 110

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S3008 110 S5006 122

S3009 111 S5008 122
S3010 111 S5009 122
S3011 111 S5010 123
S3012 111 S5011 124
S3014 112 S5012 124
S3016 112 S5013 124
S3017 112 S5014 125
S3018 112 S5015 125
S3019 112 S5016 125
S3020 112 S5017 125
S3022 112 S5018 125
S3023 112 S5019 125
S3024 113 S5020 126
S3025 113 S5021 126
S3026 113 S5022 126
S3028 113 S5023 126
S3030 114 S5024 127
S3032 114 S5025 127
S3033 114 S5026 127
S3034 114 S5027 127
S3035 115 S5028 128
S3036 115 S5029 128
S3037 115 S5030 129
S3038 115 S5031 129
S3039 115 S5032 129
S3040 116 S5033 129
S3041 116 S5034 130
S3042 116 S5035 131
S3044 116 S5036 131
S3046 116 S5037 132
S4000 117 S5038 132
S4001 117 S5039 133
S4003 117 S5040 133
S4005 117 S5041 133
S4006 117 S5042 134
S4007 117 S6002 134
S4008 117 S6004 134
S4009 118 S6005 134
S4010 118 Select Connection 35
S4011 118 Set variables 32
S4012 118 SFC 96
S4013 118 SHL 96
S4014 119 SHR 96
S4015 119 SICAM PAS PLC UI Function Blocks 70
S4016 119 SIN 96
S4017 119 Single Bit Access 46
S4018 119 SINT 96
S4019 119 Span segments 40
S4020 119 SQRT 96
S4021 119 SR 97
S4022 120 ST 97
S4023 120 ST (Structured Text) 97
S4024 120 ST Editor introduction 25
S4033 120 ST Editor Online 26
S4034 121 Start and Stop 31
S4035 121 Starting Online Editor 20
S4036 121 STN 97
S5000 121 STRING 97
S5001 121 STRUCT 98
S5002 122 STRUCT via VAR_EXTERNAL or
S5003 122 VAR_IN_OUT 47
S5004 122 Structure of a Declaration Line 22
S5005 122 Structured Text Keywords 71

5 Index
SUB 98 Table 56 ST language statements 62

SUB (time) 98 Table 57 Representation of lines and block 63
Table 58 Graphic execution control elements
63
T Table 59 Power rails 64
Table 6 Two character combinations in
Table 1 Character Set Features 48 character strings 49
Table 10 elementary data types 50 Table 60 Link Elements 64
Table 12 Data type declaration feature 51 Table 61 Contacts 64
Table 13 Default initial values 51 Table 62 Coils 65
Table 14 Data type initial value declaration Table 7 Duration literal features 49
features 51 Table 8 Date and time of day literals 50
Table 15 Location and size prefix features for Table D.1 Implementation-dependent
directly represented variables 51 parameters 65
Table 16 Variable keywords for variable Table E.1 Error conditions 67
declaration 52 Test and Commissioning Introduction 31
Table 17 Variable type assignement features Text Block 29
52 The Connection Tool 29, 30
Table 18 Variable initial value assignement THEN 98
features 52 TIME 98
Table 19 Graphical negation of Boolean TIME_OF_DAY 98
signals 53 TIME_TO_* 99
Table 2 Identifier features 48 TOF 99
Table 20 Use EN input an ENO output 53 TON 100
Table 21 Typed and overloaded functions 53 TP 100
Table 22 Type conversion function features TRUE 101
53 TRUNC 101
Table 23 Standard functions of one numeric TYPE 101
variable 53 Type definitions 21
Table 24 Arithmetic standard functions 54
Table 25 Standard bit shift functions 54
Table 26 Standard bitwise Boolean functions U
54
Table 27 Standard selection functions 55 UDINT 101
Table 28 Standard comparison functions 55 UINT 101
Table 29 Standard character string functions Uninstall Library 45
55 Unknown instructions 39
Table 3 Comment features 48 UNTIL 101
Table 30 Functions of time data types 56 Using constants as inputs 29
Table 31 Functions of enumerated data types
56
Table 33 Function block declaration features V
57
Table 34 Standard bistable function blocks 56 VAR 101
Table 35 Standard edge detection function VAR_EXTERNAL 102
blocks 57 VAR_GLOBAL 102
Table 36 Standard counter function blocks 57 VAR_IN_OUT 102
Table 37 Standard timer function blocks 57 VAR_INPUT 102
Table 39 Program declaration features 58 VAR_OUTPUT 102
Table 4 Numeric Literals 48 VARINFO 102
Table 40 Step features 59
Table 41 Transitions and Transition
conditions 59 W
Table 42 Declaration of actions 59
Table 43 Step/action association 60
Table 44 Action block features 60 Watch variables 31
Table 45 Action qualifiers 60 Watching variables 20
Table 46 Sequence evolution 61 WHILE 103
Table 5 Character string literal features 49 WORD 103
Table 52 Instruction list (IL) operators 61 Working with Blocks 27
Table 53 Function block invocation features
for IL language 62
Table 55 Operators of the ST language 62

5 Index
X XOR 103
XORN 104

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3.5.2.33 Table 35: Standard edge detection function blocks 55

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4.3.1.40 S3007 108

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4.3.1.97 S4035 118

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4.3.2.10 L10034 133

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4.3.3.38 C10108 142

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1 A Quick Tour through SICAM PAS PLC UI

1.2 About this manual

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2 SICAM PAS PLC UI Tools

2.1 Editor Framework

2.1.1 Editor Framework: Introduction

2.1.2 Output Window

2.2.1 Browser: Introduction

The Browser user interface consists of four different windows (panes):

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(2) The Resource-Pane

2.2.2 Browser: Overview

2.2.2.1 The File-Pane

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2.2.2.3 The Library-Pane

2.2.3.1 Creating new files

2.2.3.2 Edit resource

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2.2.3.3 Add Task

2.2.4.1 Build active resource

2.2.4.2 Rebuild active resource

2.2.4.3 Rebuild all resources

2.2.5.1 Going Online

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2.2.5.2 Watching variables

2.2.5.3 Starting Online Editor

2.2.5.4 Hardware information

2.2.5.5 Resource information

2.2.6 Other Browser Features