Add A "Box" Instruction - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 Manual

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3.5 Add a "box" instruction

3.5 Add a "box" instruction
The program editor features a generic "box" instruction. After inserting this box instruction,
you then select the type of instruction, such as an ADD instruction, from a drop-down list.
The ADD instruction now uses three inputs.
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You can also create additional inputs for certain instructions:
1. Click one of the inputs inside the box.
2. Right-click to display the context menu and select the "Insert
input" command.
Click the generic "box" instruction in
the "Favorites" tool bar.
The generic "box" instruction supports
a variety of instructions. For this
example, create an ADD instruction:
1. Click the yellow corner of the box
instruction to display the drop-
down list of instructions.
2. Scroll down the list and select the
ADD instruction.
3. Click the yellow corner by the "?"
to select the data type for the
inputs and output.
You can now enter the tags (or
memory addresses) for the values to
use with the ADD instruction.
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