Add a time delay and two coils to the first ladder rung

Use the steps to add a five-second time delay and two coil elements to turn off the East-West green traffic lights and turn on the East-West yellow traffic lights.
To add a time delay and two coils to the first ladder rung
  1. From
    Toolbox
    , locate and drag
    TON
     to the right side of
    N_CAR_SENSOR
     and
    S_CAR_SENSOR
     XICs.
  2. Open the variable selector from the language editor, select
    TON_1
    , and then select
    Select
    .
  3. In the box beside
    PT
    , enter
    T#5s
     for a time constant of 5 seconds, and then select
    Enter
    .
  4. In the
    Properties
     pane, verify that the
    EN/ENO
     toggle for TON is turned off.
    The rung looks similar to the following image:
    Results after adding a TON
  5. Create an OTU and OTL in parallel to turn off the East-West green traffic light and turn on the East-West yellow traffic light.
    1. From
      Toolbox
      , drag
      OTU
       to the right side of the TON, and then assign the variable
      EW_GREEN_LIGHTS
       to the OTU.
    2. From
      Toolbox
      , drag Branch button to the left side of the OTU to add a branch.
    3. Drag the right rail of the branch to the right side of the OTU to include it in the branch.
      Drag branch rail
    4. From
      Toolbox
      , drag OTL to the lower branch, and then assign the variable
      EW_YELLOW_LIGHTS
       to the OTL.
The rung looks similar to the following image:
Traffic light - the first rung
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