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Command: Insert Coil

Symbol: cds_icon_insertcoil.png; symbol ini the editor: _cds_icon_ld_coil.png

Shortcut: Ctrl + A

Function: The command inserts a coil in the network. When you drag the element from the toolbox to the implementation part, the plus symbol at the cursor (_ld_img_cursor_insert_position.png) helps you recognize the possible insertion positions.

Call: Ladder menu; context menu

Requirements: A network, a coil, or a connector is selected. No block is selected.

Element: Coil

A coil applies the value supplied from the left and saves it in the Boolean variable assigned to the coil. Its input can have the value TRUE (ON) or FALSE (OFF).

In a negated coil (_cds_img_ld_coil_negated.png), the negated value of the incoming signal is stored in the Boolean variable which is assigned to the coil.

With the commands of the Set/Reset submenu, you can define a "set coil" or "reset coil":

Set coil: When the value TRUE arrives at a set coil, the coil retains the value TRUE. As long as the application is running, the value can no longer be overwritten here.

Reset coil: When the value TRUE arrives at a reset coil, the coil retains the value FALSE. As long as the application is running, the value can no longer be overwritten here.

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