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Variable Editor

Variable Editor​

  1. Towards the top-right of CICON, left-click the Options drop-down. Enable Var.Doc Window(V). This will dock the Variable Editor to the display if it is not already enabled.

  • Optionally, in the Project Window, left-click to expand Program and double left-click Variable Editor.

  1. To enable Description and Variable editing, left-click Split and left-click All Var.

  1. Left-click on the BIT or WORD data register type.
  • IMPORTANT: The F BITs and F WORDs are used for internal relay flags. DO NOT EDIT THESE.

  1. Provide a Description and/or Variable for the data registers.

Using Variables​

This portion of the example uses a Scan program for demonstration.

  1. Insert an instruction into the ladder logic. This example uses the ADD instruction for basic addition.
  • For the operands, S1 and S2, the variable names, S1 and S2, can be substituted for the data registers, D0 and D1.
  • For the operand, D, the variable name, Sum, can be substituted for the data register, D2.
    • Under the operand section, the corresponding data registers will appear for confirmation.
  1. When finished, left-click OK.

Variable Editor Expanded​

  1. To expand the functions of the variable editor, left-click More....

  • The Find function will search for a keyword in the search bar.
    • This will navigate to the first occurrence of the variable if it is found.
  • The Sort section will sort data registers by BIT, WORD, or both.
  • The Edit section will edit descriptions and variables.
  • The Export/Import section:
    • Import existing variables and descriptions from other projects (.csv format)
    • Export existing variables and descriptions from the current project (.csv format)

Displaying Descriptions and Variables​

Data Register Only​

This example excludes descriptions and variables.

  1. To display only data registers, left-click Edit and left-click Device Only.

Variable Name Only​

This example excludes descriptions.

  1. To display only the variable name, left-click View and left-click Device + Var.

Description Only​

This example excludes variables.

  1. To display only the description, left-click View and left-click Device + Comt.