Writing variable 'On change'

2020-02-27T13:52:03.382000Z

Made it work for coils and now have to find a way so it works for holding registers as well.

GVL.Input0 := GVL.CoilIn;
Write := FALSE;
R_TRIG_0(CLK:=GVL.Output0);
F_TRIG_0(CLK:=GVL.Output0);
//Trigger for Modbus coil write
Write := R_TRIG_0.Q OR F_TRIG_0.Q;
IF Write THEN
   IF GVL.Input0 THEN
      GVL.CoilOut := FALSE;
   ELSE
      GVL.CoilOut := TRUE;
   END_IF
   Write := TRUE;
END_IF

Writing variable 'On change'

2020-02-27T13:52:03.169000Z

I have the same issue with Modbus Master and writing to coils.
The GVL.CoilIn variable is mapped to a reading channel that is polling the server in "Cyclic" mode.
The GVL.CoilOut variable is mapped to the same coil in writing channel in "Rising edge" mode.

The code below is toggling the coil on the Modbus Server every time the variable GVL.Output0 is set to TRUE.
What I want is the Modbus coil to be set to 1 when the GVL.Output0 is TRUE and reset to 0 when then GVL.Output0 is FALSE.
I tried to take the falling edge of the GVL.Output0 to reset the coil to 0 but it doesn't work.

Any suggestions?

GVL.Input0 := GVL.CoilIn0;
R_TRIG_0(CLK:=GVL.Output0);
IF R_TRIG_0.Q THEN
   IF GVL.CoilIn0 THEN
      GVL.CoilOut0 := FALSE;
   ELSE
      GVL.CoilOut0 := TRUE;
   END_IF
END_IF

Writing variable 'On change'

2020-02-27T13:52:02.917000Z

I tested it with real inputs and looks like that my delta was approx equally big as the position difference. I look it one more time now a bit longer and yes you have right. THANK YOU!

Writing variable 'On change'

2020-02-27T13:52:02.695000Z

Originally created by: scott_cunningham

Did you actually test this, because when you do this: pbuf1- pBuf2, you are asking the compiler to subtract pointer positions, not the value inside...

If you have UDINTs to compare:

Val1 : UDINT;
Val2 : UDINT;
IF ABS(Val2-Val1) > 5 THEN
   ...
END_IF

You need the Absolute value in case Val1 is bigger than Val2. Again, you can do math and less than/greater than/equal compares with any number data type.

Writing variable 'On change'

2020-02-27T13:52:02.048000Z

Hello,

Yes I used memcmp and memcpy and it worked for comparing it. But.. How do I say I want to know if the difference is more then 5 for ex. MEMCMP has outputs just less, equal or more..

Just comparing:

IF MEMCMP( pBuf1 := ADR(Byte1) , pBuf2:= ADR(SaveByte1) , n:= 1) <> 0 THEN
      Trig_Byte1 := TRUE;
      MEMCPY(destAddr:= ADR (SaveByte1) , srcAddr:= ADR(Byte1) , n:= 1 );
END_IF

Update:
Smt like that: save input into pointer, save also saved value (new value with thich you compare to the pointer) that compare that..

VAR
Input_Byte1   AT%IB1    : BYTE; //our read variable
new_Byte1         : BYTE;//variable into which we save it
 
pBUf1   : POINTER TO UDINT; //pointer for our variable
pBuf2   : POINTER TO UDINT;//pointer to variable where we save readed variable
delta      : UDINT := 5;
END_VAR
pBuf1    := Input_Byte1;
pBuf2   :=new_Byte1
CASE nSTEP OF
0:
   MEMCPY(destAddr:=ADR (new_Byte1), srcAddr := ADR(Input_byte1),n:=1); 
   nStep :=1;
   
1:
   IF ((pbuf1- pBuf2) > delta) OR ((pBuf1 - pbuf2 < (-delta)) THEN
   MEMCPY(destAddr:=ADR (new_Byte1), srcAddr := ADR(Input_byte1),n:=1); //save if delta
   END_IF
END_CASE

Writing variable 'On change'

2020-02-27T13:52:01.809000Z

Originally created by: scott_cunningham

The statement IF NOT xxx = yyy will only work for BOOLs. For other types simply use IF New <> Old. Use memcmp when you have complicated variables like structures or arrays - I am not sure this always works: IF structX = structY... (aka deep compare)

Writing variable 'On change'

2020-02-27T13:52:01.627000Z

Well.. I have problem with comparing bytes. With BOOL variable works fine:
IF NOT new = Old THEN
Save := TRUE;
Old := New;
END_IF

With BOOL All good, Save goes TRUE but with BYTE not.. Nothing happens.. Any ideas?

Update: I used memcmp and memcpy. It works now.

Writing variable 'On change'

2020-02-27T13:52:01.482000Z

just read the source variable cyclically to know the value. Then compare with one you previously saved. If values are different, then trigger your write.

Writing variable 'On change'

2020-02-27T13:52:01.329000Z

Hello,
I would like to do smt simmilar.. I want to save value everytime it changes and cyclicly every 15 min for ex.. How i detect change? Did you succed to write program for it?
Thank you.

Writing variable 'On change'

2020-02-27T13:52:01.183000Z

Thankyou very much for the respons.

I made something like this:

2 writing, one is for the trigger variable and the other for the value I want to change.
1 reading, that is pointed to the same value of the second reading.

I was espected that if I put one on the trigger variable (which come to true), the value on the writing should pass to the reading as well. But no way to connect the trigger variable to the action that identify the changing of the value on the plc?

Thank you very much.

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