Chapter 11
Program Control Instructions (JMP, LBL, JSR, RET, SBR, JXR, TND, MCR, UID, UIE, AFI, NOP, EOT, SFP, SFR, EVENT)
Jump to External Routine
(JXR)
Operand
Type
External routine
ROUTINE
name
External routine
EXT_ROUTINE_C
control
ONTROL
Parameter
BOOL
SINT
INT
DINT
REAL
structure
Return parameter
BOOL
SINT
INT
DINT
REAL
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The JXR instruction executes an external routine. This instruction is only
supported by the SoftLogix5800 controllers.
Operands:
Relay Ladder
.
Format
Description
Name
External routine to execute
Tag
Control structure
Immediate
Data from this routine that you want to copy to a variable in the external routine
· Parameters are optional.
Tag
· Enter multiple parameters, if needed.
Array tag
· You can have as many as 10 parameters.
Tag
Tag in this routine to which you want to copy a result of the external routine
· The return parameter is optional.
· You can have only one return parameter
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