Using Tasks and Programs for Project Organization

In this chapter, we will look at how to structure a Logix project using the basic organizational units that we have discussed throughout this book—tasks, programs, and routines. As we will learn in this chapter, project organization makes it easier to maintain and troubleshoot your code base. By dividing code into separate tasks and routines, you can inhibit and prioritize different parts of your program, which can support debugging and program optimization. We will also look at how task scheduling and prioritization can be used to balance the processing time of a controller.

This chapter will cover the following topics in detail:

  • Introducing project organization in Logix
  • Understanding the ...

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