FX Series Programmable Controllers STL Programming 3
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3.9 General Rules For Successful STL Branching
For each branch point 8 further branches may be programmed. There are no limits to the num-
ber of states contained in a single STL flow. Hence, the possibility exists for a single initial state
to branch to 8 branch flows which in turn could each branch to a further 8 branch flows etc. If
the programmable controllers program is read/written using instruction or ladder formats the
above rules are acceptable. However, users of the FX-PCS/AT-EE programming package who
are utilizing the STL programming feature are constrained by further restrictions to enable
automatic STL program conversions (please see page 3-15 for more details).
When using branches, different types of branching /merging cannot be mixed at the same
branch point. The item marked with a ‘S’ are transfer condition which are not permitted.
The following branch configurations/modifications are recommended:
S 40S 30S 20
S 60S 50
X0
X0 X1
S 30S 20 S 30S 20
X2X1
X0
X0 X1 X2
S 60S 50
X3 X4
S 30 S 40S 20
X0 X1 X2
S 60S 50
X3 X4
S 30 S 40S 20
S 100
(S100)(S100)
S 40S 30S 20
S 60S 50
X0
S 101
(S101)
20
0
100
30
1
100
40
2
100
100
100
3
50
100
4
60
S
X
S
S
X
S
S
X
S
S
S
X
S
S
X
S
STL
LD
SET
STL
LD
SET
STL
LD
SET
STL
LD
AND
SET
LD
AND
SET
S 50S 40
S 50S 40
X0 X1
S 30S 20
(S102)
S 50S 40
S 30S 20
X1
X2
(S103)
S 103S 102
(S103)
X0
S 50S 40
20
30
40
0
101
101
101
50
60
S
S
S
X
S
S
S
S
S
STL
STL
STL
LD
SET
STL
LD
SET
SET
STL
LD
SET
STL
LD
SET
STL
LD
SET
SET
S
X
S
S
X
S
S
S
S
S
20
0
102
30
102
102
102
40
50
1
STL
STL
LD
S
S
X
S
S
S
X
S
S
X
S
SET
STL
LD
AND
SET
LD
AND
SET
20
30
0
103
103
103
1
40
103
2
50
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