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Chapter 10
Develop Applications
Elements of a Control
Application
A control application is comprised of several elements that require planning for
efficient application execution. Application elements include the following:
• Tas k s
• Programs
• Routines
• Tags
Topic Page
Elements of a Control Application 157
Tasks 158
Programs 161
Routines 164
Tags 165
Programming Languages 166
Add-On Instructions 167
Monitoring Controller Status 168
Monitoring I/O Connections 169
System Overhead Time Slice 171
Additional Resources 174