Instruction list

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Instruction list (IL) is one of the 5 languages supported by the initial versions
of IEC 61131-3 standard, and subsequently deprecated in the third edition.[1]
It is designed for programmable logic controllers (PLCs). It is a low level
language and resembles assembly. All of the languages share IEC61131 Common
Elements. The variables and function call are defined by the common elements so
different languages can be used in the same program.
Program control (control flow) is achieved by jump instructions and function calls
(subroutines with optional parameters).
The file format has now been standardized to XML by PLCopen.

Contents

• 1Example
• 2Variations from IEC 61131
• 3See also
• 4References
• 5External links

Example[edit]
LD Speed
GT 2000
JMPCN VOLTS_OK
LD Volts
VOLTS_OK LD 1
ST %Q75

Variations from IEC 61131[edit]

Many vendors whilst incorporating the full IEC 61131-3 requirements have
additional vendor specific calls/function blocks to suit their hardware such as
reading or writing to I/O. Siemens PLC instruction list language is known as
"Statement List" or "STL" in English, and "Anweisungs-Liste" or "AWL" in German,
Italian and Spanish. The user of a Simatic development package may choose
between German and International mnemonics to represent instructions. For
example, "A" for "AND" or "U" for "UND", "I" for "Input" or "E" for "Eingang".

See also[edit]
 • Programmable Logic Controller
• 1-bit architecture

References[edit]
1. ^ "Status of IEC 61131-3 on PLCopen".

External links[edit]
• "Section 3.4 - The Basic Instruction Set", Beginner’s Manual for the
programmable logic controllers of the MELSEC FX family (PDF), archived
from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29

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