Create variables
Create variables that define a motor alarm, temperature, and individual ingredients.
TIP:
Instead of creating variables manually, you can import controller variables in the offline mode. See Import controller variables.
- InProject view, create five variables by right-clickingModeland selecting .
- Rename the variables by hovering-over each variable, selecting, and entering:
- Ingredient01
- Ingredient02
- Ingredient03
- Motor1Alarm
- Temperature
- InProject view, selectMotor1Alarm.
- InProperties, selectInt32and selectBoolean.The variable value type changes to Boolean. This is needed for the digital alarm that you will configure later.
Model node
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Take a note of the variables location.
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