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Level 07 - Library Management
Level 07 - Library Management
Library management
- The Library Manager offers a good overview of the PLC library references used in the project and can be used to integrate libraries or placeholders in a project. The integration makes the library reference elements available for use in the project.
- Library references, which are referenced as sub-libraries in another library, are also shown in the Library Manager. In addition, there are “hidden libraries” (see section Command Properties).
- Whenever a library is used, a unique library version is referenced. This version is specified as the effective version. If the library was attached with a fixed version (e.g. 3.3.0.0), the project will always use this library version, even if a more recent version is or becomes available. Alternatively, the setting “Always newest” / “ * ” can be used to automatically ensure that the latest library version is used at all times. In this case, It always uses the latest version of the library found in the library repository. For more information and an example, see the command Command Set to Always Newest Version.
- If the library is not encoded (*.compiled-library) but is instead available as a *.library file, the library elements listed in the Library Manager can be opened by double-clicking on the respective entry.
- You can add library references in the form of a library or a placeholder to the Library Manager and include them in your application (see section Command Add library). Placeholders should be used whenever possible. Further information can be found in section Library placeholders.
- When a library module is addressed in the project, the libraries and repositories are searched in the order in which they are listed in the Library Repository.
Level 07 - Installing Library
Level 07 - Installing Library
Library installation
Before a library can be used in a project, the library first hast to be installed on the system. Libraries are managed on the local system in different "repositories" (directories, storage locations). Before a library can be integrated in a project, it has to be installed in such a repository with a defined version number on the local system.
If a library version is used that is not installed in the repository, this is flagged up at the reference in the project tree.
To install a library into your computers software click on library repository at the top of the library manager. A window like this will open and you need to select Install. You will then need to find the library and open it from your computer or other storage device.
See Library Manager to watch a video
Level 07 - Library Creation
Level 07 - Library Creation
Library NOTES
A project can be stored as a library (<Project name>.library/.compiled-library). At the same time it can be installed in the Library Repository, if required. To create a specific library project, it is recommended to select the template Empty PLC project directly in the New Project dialog.
▪In order to be able to save a project as a library, a title, a version number and the company name must be entered in the project properties.
▪If the library integrates other libraries, the user should carefully consider how these referenced libraries should behave later, when the "father" library is integrated in a project. These considerations apply to version handling, namespace, visibility and access options, some of which can be configured in the Properties dialog of the individual referenced libraries. A placeholder can be used when the reference is defined, if the library is to always reference another library when it is integrated in a project.
▪To make library modules view- and access-protected, a library project can be saved in a precompiled format (<project name>.compiled-library) – see Command Save as library.
▪Data structures of a library can be marked as library-internal. These non-public objects have the access label INTERNAL or the attribute 'hide' and therefore do not appear within the Library Manager, the “List components” function or the input wizard.
▪A comment can be added to the declaration of a function block parameter, as a convenient way to make library function block information available to the library user. This comment is later shown on the Documentation tab in the Library Manager, when the library is integrated in a project. Also note the Library documentation options.
▪The following commands for saving a library are available in the context menu of the PLC project:
Library creation
see video to the right.
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