Command: Insert Contact Parallel (below)

Symbol:

Shortcut: Ctrl+R

Function: The command inserts a contact with lines in parallel with and below the selected element.

Call: FBD/LD/IL menu; context menu

Requirements: The FBD/LD/IL editor is active. A line, a contact, or a box is selected.

Closed parallel branches

You can program closed parallel branches in a LD network as "Short Circuit Evaluation" (SCE) or OR constructs. SCE branches are displayed with double vertical lines, and OR branches with single lines. For more information about this, see the help page for "Closed Branches".

For more information see: Editor and Closed Branch