12.1.2 Settings

Select [Tools] – [Script] or press the button to bring up the script editor as shown below.

Item

Description

Adds a new script. The [Add Script] window will appear.

Edits the selected script. The [Edit Script] window will appear. The window is the same as the [Add Script] window except that the user cannot edit the script name.

Compiles the selected script. The compiled result will appear on the field marked as [Build].

Compiles all scripts registered in the project. The compiled result will appear on the field marked as [Build].

Adds a detailed device address to the point where the cursor is located.

Adds a tag name to the point where the cursor is located.

 

Item

Description

Script Name

Assigns the script name. This field is disabled in the [Edit Script] window.

 

Running Type

Start Up

The script will only be executed once on the project’s startup.

Manual

The script will be executed once when it is called by a command such as the ‘RunScript’ keyword. Refer to the example below for more details.

Period

The script will be executed periodically.

Running Period

Assigns the script execution interval. This option is enabled only when the ‘Period’ option is selected. You can assign the interval from 1 to 65535 seconds.

Priority

Assigns the priority of the script. The lowest priority is level 1, and the highest priority is level 10.

 

 

Example

A script named ‘TankLevel’ is set to have a [Manual] startup. Any action that can execute this program will be of the form:

RunScript TankLevel();

The script named ‘ROTATE’ uses the RunScript keyword to execute ‘TankLevel’.

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