Basic Characteristics RAPID

Basic Characteristics RAPID Modules
2.2 System modules
System modules are used to define common, system-specific data and routines, such
as tools. They are not included when a program is saved, meaning that any update
made to a system module will affect all existing programs currently in, or loaded at a
later stage into the program memory.
2.3 Module declarations
2.4 Syntax
A module declaration specifies the name and attributes of that module. These attributes
can only be added off-line, not using the teach pendant. The following are examples of
the attributes of a module:
Attribute If specified, the module:
SYSMODULE is a system module, otherwise a program module
NOSTEPIN cannot be entered during stepwise execution
VIEWONLY cannot be modified
READONLY cannot be modified, but the attribute can be removed
NOVIEW cannot be viewed, only executed. Global routines can be
reached from other modules and are always run as NOS-
TEPIN. The current values for global data can be reached from
other modules or from the data window on the teach pendant.
A module or a program containing a NOVIEW program module
cannot be saved. Therefore, NOVIEW should primarily be
used for system modules. NOVIEW can only be defined offline
from a PC.
e.g. MODULE module_name (SYSMODULE, VIEWONLY)
!data declarations
!routine declarations
ENDMODULE
A module may not have the same name as another module or a global routine or data.
Module declaration
::=
MODULE [ ]
ENDMODULE
::=
::= ‘(‘ { ‘,’ } ‘)’
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