Function block diagram program development environment

The following diagram shows the language editor for a function block diagram (FBD) program, where you develop FBD Program Organizational Units (POU).
Use the FBD
Toolbox
or FBD keyboard shortcuts to add elements to an FBD POU.
FBD program development environment
FBD program development environment
FBD program development environment
Item
Description
callout1
Opens the local variables grid to view the variables that are used by the current program.
callout2
Displays or hides the gird lines.
It resets when the tab is closed and does not affect other tabs.
callout3
Zooms in the editor. It resets when the tab is closed and does not affect other tabs.
callout4
Zooms out the editor. It resets when the tab is closed and does not affect other tabs.
callout5
Resets the editor to 100% zoom.
callout6
Makes up the primary portion of the FBD editor. In this area, you edit logic using graphical instruction elements.
callout_orange1
Adds instructions and elements to the editor.
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