Command Insert Contact Parallel (above)

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Function: The command inserts a contact with lines in parallel above the selected element.

Call: Menu FBD/LD/IL, context menu

Requirements: The LD editor is active. A line, a contact or a box is selected.

You can program closed parallel branches in an LD network as a Short Circuit Evaluation (SCE) or an OR construct. SCE branches are represented by double vertical lines, OR branches with single lines. See the help page for "Closed line branches“.

See also:

• PLC documentation: FBD/LD/IL
• PLC documentation: FBD/LD/IL editor
• PLC documentation: LD element contact