Object ‘Recipe Definition’¶

In the recipe definition (1), you define different data sets for the variables, which are termed recipes (2).

You can toggle the display of the recipe definition between the flat list view (3) and the structured view (4). In the structured view, CODESYS groups variables according to structure.

data type	Entered automatically
Name	Optional
Minimum Value Maximal Value	If the variable value is less than the Minimal Value or greater than the Maximal Value, then CODESYS sets the value to the Minimal Value or Maximal Value.
Comment	Additional information, for example the unit of the value.
Current Value	Current variable value; not shown in online mode

Additional commands in the context menu in the structured view¶
Add sibling	Adds a sibling variable to the recipe definition.
Add child	Adds a child variable to the recipe definition.