Jump and Call
Abstract
This chapter considers the programming jump instruction and the way in which subroutines can be called up. Programs involving such operations are developed.
Keywords
jump instruction
sub-routines
This chapter considers the jump instruction, which enables part of a program to be jumped over, and the way in which subroutines in ladder programs can be called up. Subroutines enable commonly occurring operations in a program to be repeatedly called up and used over again.
8.1 Jump
A function often provided with PLCs is the conditional jump. We can describe this as:
IF (some condition occurs) THEN perform some instructions ELSE perform some other instructions
Such a facility enables programs to be designed ...
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