The PPCL Editor allows you to create, modify, or delete a Powers Process Control Language (PPCL) program, as well as:
- Modify line numbers
- Enable or disable lines of code
- Delete lines of code
- Reset trace bits
- Import and export PPCL programs (or sections of programs) as text files
For more information about PPCL, see the APOGEE Powers Process Control Language (PPCL) User's Manual (125-1896).
Attribute | PXC / TC Series | PTEC Device |
---|---|---|
Character limit per line | 198 | 80 |
Line limit per program | 32767 | 200 |
Line number range | 1 through 32767 | 1 through 327671 |
Supported operations | All PPCL Statements | Assignment, ON, OFF, RELEASE, MAX, MIN, SET, LOOP, TABLE, DBSWITCH, IF/THEN/ELSE, GOTO, Comment |
Program name | PPCL programs must be named before they can be saved. The program name cannot be changed once the program is saved. Limited to 30 alpha-numeric characters | PPCL.PGM is the default program name. The program name cannot be edited. |
Program priority | Priority can be selected when creating or importing a new program. The priority cannot be changed through the N4 Appliance once a program is saved. Default is 16. | Priority is fixed at 15. |
PPCL Program Limitations
The following are not allowed in PPCL programs:
- Blank lines or lines that only contain a line number.
- Lines without a line number.
- Duplicate line numbers.
- Out-of-sequence line numbers.
- Line numbers that are outside the range of 1 through 32767.
- Lines that contain any of the following characters:
^ ~ # ; < > \ | ¶
PTEC PPCL Program Limitations
The limitations for a PPCL program that can reside on a PTEC are different from those of a PPCL program that can reside on a field panel. For more information, see the BACnet Programmable TEC (PTEC) User Manual (125-5051) and the APOGEE PPCL User’s Manual (125-1896).
NOTE: If you copy and paste a program from Insight Program Editor to N4 PTEC PPCL Editor and the pilcrow (¶) sign appears, please follow the steps below:
- Configure the INSIGHT/CT/DMA Program Editor to display the pilcrow(s)
- Select the text of the line that you wish to copy, but do not select the Pilcrow
- Copy the text (without Pilcrow(s) and paste into the N4 Appliance editor. NOTE: You can also open the PPCL file in Notepad and copy/paste into N4.