Storing Process Data in Data Blocks

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 Storage Areas for Data

Local data DBz

.
Bit Memories
DBy .
Counters .
DBx
Timers

Data block

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 Data Blocks (DBs)

Accessible to all blocks

Function
OB1
FC10
Global (Shared)

DB20
Function
FC20

Instance DB for FB1

Function Instance Data

Block DB5
FB1

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 Overview of Data Types in STEP 7

Elementary • Bit data types (BOOL, BYTE, WORD, DWORD, CHAR)

Data types
• Mathematical data types (INT, DINT, REAL)
(up to 32 Bits)
• Time types (S5TIME, TIME, DATE, TIME_OF_DAY)

• Time types (DATE_AND_TIME)

Complex
Data types • Array (ARRAY)
(longer than 32 Bit)
• Structure (STRUCT)
• Character chain (STRING)

User-defined data type

(longer than 32 Bit) Data type UDT (User Defined Type )

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 Elementary Data types in STEP 7

Keyword Length (in bits) Example

BOOL 1 1 или 0
BYTE 8 B#16#A9
WORD 16 W#16#12AF
DWORD 32 DW#16#ADAC1EF5
CHAR 8 'w'

S5TIME 16 S5T#5s_200ms

INT 16 123
DINT 32 65539
REAL 32 1.2 или 34.5E-12

TIME 32 T#2D_1H_3M_45S_12MS
DATE 16 D#1993-01-20
TIME_OF_DAY 32 TOD#12:23:45.12

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 Complex Data types
Keyword Length (in bit) Example
DATE_AND_TIME 64 DT#97-09-24-12:14:55.0

STRING 8 * (number of ´This is a string´

(character string with characters +2) ´SIEMENS´
Max. 254 сharacter)

ARRAY user-defined Measured values: ARRAY[1..20]

(Group of elements INT
of the same data types)

STRUCT user-defined Motor: STRUCT

(group of elements Speed : INT
of different data types) Current: REAL
END_STRUCT

UDT UDT as block UDT – as array

(User Defined Data Type = user-defined element
“Template", consisting of STRUCT Drive: ARRAY[1..4]
elementary or complex Speed : INT UDT1
data type Current: REAL
END_STRUCT

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 Example of an ARRAY
Measuring_point
1. Measuring_point, data types Real
2. Measuring_point, Data types Real
Array with the name "Measuring_point"
3. Measuring_point, Data types Real (several elements of same data type)
•
•
•
10. Measuring_point, Data types Real

Display in the Program Editor (Data Block DB 2):

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 Example of a STRUCTURE
Motor_data
Operating Speed, data type Integer
Rated Current,data type Real Structure with the name “motor_data”
(several elements with different data types)
Startup Current,data type Real
Turning Direction, data type Bool

Display in the Program Editor (Data Block DB1):

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 Defining the Address Priority (Symbolic/Absolute)

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 Creating a New Data Block

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 Initial Value, Actual Value, Initialization, Retentivity

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 Entering, Saving Downloading and Monitoring a Data Block

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 Addressing Data Elements

8 Biтs
7 0
Data byte 0 DBB 0
Data byte 1 DBW 0
Data byte 2
DBD 0
Data byte 3
DBX 4.1

DBD 8188

DBW 8190
DBB 8191

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 Accessing Data Elements

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 Exercise 1: Data Block as HMI Interface (DB99)

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 Exercise 1: Hints on Tag Management + Startup Block

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