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).

PPCL Editor limits.

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.