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Loop Counter

Increment a dual-stage counter (MicroCount + MacroCount) every scan while enabled in rungs.dev, and report the combined total as a single DINT output.

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Parameters

NameTypeUsageDescription
In_EnableCountBOOLInput1 to enable counting, 0 to hold count.
Out_CountValueDINTOutputThe total accumulated value representing MacroCount * 10 + MicroCount.

Behavior

  1. When In_EnableCount is 1, increment local tag MicroCount by 1 per scan.
  2. If MicroCount reaches 10, reset MicroCount to 0 and increment local tag MacroCount by 1.
  3. Output Out_CountValue is calculated as (MacroCount * 10) + MicroCount.
  4. When In_EnableCount is 0, local tags shall maintain their current values.
  5. The count progression follows the PLC scan rate, and any DINT overflow follows standard PLC numeric behavior.

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