Code Editor
The Code Editor in
FactoryTalk Design Studio
is a tool that allows you to view, edit, and
create project source code. The FactoryTalk Design Studio
project source code is
created in a Domain Specific Language (DSL) and provides the underlying structure for the
FactoryTalk Design Studio
elements such as devices, programs, routines, tasks,
Add-on Instructions (AOIs), User-defined Data Types (UDTs), and FactoryTalk®
Smart Object™
s. The code created in the Code Editor is presented in
graphical form in the editors. For additional information, see FactoryTalk Design Studio Project Source Code Syntax.
The code editor follows the IEC 61131-3 standard syntax rules. For example, the syntax is not case sensitive, element names can contain up to 40 characters, and every statement ends in a semicolon. You can also add comments in the source code to provide information about the contents of the file. Single-line comments are prefaced with a double slash, and multi-line comments are prefaced with an asterisk and a slash.
Open the Code Editor from a routine or program by right-clicking the routine or program and selecting
Code Editor
.
IMPORTANT:
To avoid errors in your code, remember that changing an object name in the Code Editor does not change all references to that object.
IMPORTANT:
Modifying
FactoryTalk Smart Object
s, Add-On Instructions, programs,
and routines in the Code Editor may cause syntax errors and corrupt the file. Rockwell
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