Task: Create A Status Chart - Siemens Simatic S7-200 System Manual

Getting Started with a Sample Program
4.5

Task: Create a Status Chart

Building Your Status Chart
To monitor the status of selected elements in the sample program, you create a Status Chart
that contains the elements that you want to monitor while running the program. To access the
Status Chart editor, double-click the icon at the bottom of the main window. Then enter the
elements for the sample program by following these steps:
1. Select the first cell in the Address column, and type the following: Start_1
2. Press
ENTER
(either 1 or 0), so you cannot change the format type.
3. Select the next row, and repeat these steps for each of the remaining elements, as
shown in Figure 4-13.
When an Address cell is in focus and the row below is empty, pressing
automatically increments the address for each additional row. Refer to the online Help for
more information about using the Status Chart.
You can use the menu command Edit
blank row above the row containing the cursor.
4. The timer T37 and the counter C30 can each be displayed in other formats. With the
focus in the Format column cell, press the
are valid for these element types. For this example, select Signed for the timer and
counter.
Save your Status Chart by selecting the menu command Project
the Save All button.
Status Chart
Address
"Start_1"
"Start_2"
"Stop_1"
"Stop_2"
"High_Level"
"Low_Level"
"Reset"
"Pump_1"
"Pump_2"
"Mixer_Motor"
"Steam_Valve"
"Drain_Valve"
"Drain_Pump"
"Hi_Lev_Reached"
"Mix_Timer"
"Cycle_Counter"
Figure 4-13
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to confirm your entry. This element type can only be displayed in bit format
Format
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Signed
Signed
Status Chart for the Sample Program
Insert Row (or the or
INSERT
to cycle through the formats that
SPACEBAR
Save All or by clicking
Current Value Change Value
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2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
2#0
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ENTER
key) to insert a
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