Command: Insert Assignment

Symbol:

Shortcut: Ctrl + A

Function: The command inserts an Assignment in the Safety FBD Editor.

Call:

In the FBD editor, an assignment is inserted as an empty text field ().

The insertion position in the network depends on the cursor position where the command is executed.

Cursor position:

Empty network: An initial empty operand and an initial empty output are automatically generated ().
Network: The assignment is inserted at the root of the network. If there is already an assignment there, then this is extended by a further empty assignment target.
Box output: The assignment is connected to the box output.
Box input: The signal flow at the input is divided.
Existing assignment: A multiple assignment is created where the new assignment was added as the last one. All variables of the multiple assignment have the same value.
Existing jump/return or assignment with jump/return: The assignment is inserted above the jump/return.