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Symbol: _cds_icon_sfc_insert_branch_right.png

Function: The command inserts a ⮫ branch to the right of the selected position.

Call: “SFC” menu

The type of inserted branch depends on the selected element.

  • If the top element of the selected elements is a transition or an alternative branch, then CODESYS inserts an alternative branch.

  • If the top element of the selected elements is a step, a macro, a jump, or a parallel branch, then CODESYS inserts a parallel branch with the jump marker ‎Branch<x>‎, where ‎x‎ is an incremental number. You can edit the default name of the jump marker. You can define the jump marker as a jump destination.

  • If a common element of an existing branch is currently selected (horizontal line), then CODESYS inserts the new branch line as a branch line on the far right. If an entire branch line of an existing branch is currently selected, then CODESYS inserts the new branch line directly to the right as a new branch line.

Note: You can convert a branch into another type by means of the “Alternative” and “Parallel” commands.

Example: Parallel branch

The following image shows a new inserted parallel branch generated by the “Insert Branch Right” command while the ‎Step11‎ step was selected. CODESYS automatically inserts a step (‎Step2‎ in the example).

Processing in online mode: If ‎t2‎ yields TRUE, then CODESYS executes ‎Step2‎ immediately after ‎step11‎ and before ‎t3‎ is passed.

Therefore, different from alternative branches, CODESYS processes both branch lines.

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Example: Alternative branch

The following image shows a new inserted alternative branch generated by the “Insert Branch Right” command while the ‎t4‎ transition was selected. CODESYS automatically inserts a step (‎Step32‎ in the example) and a preceding and subsequent transition (‎t41, t42‎).

Processing in online mode: If ‎Step3‎ is active, then CODESYS passes the subsequent transitions (‎t4, t41‎) from left to right. The first branch line of the main branch with the first transition yielding ‎TRUE‎ is passed. Therefore, only one branch line is processed as opposed to with a parallel branch.

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