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"Function block call requires an instance" calling an action

Codesys V2.3 🇬🇧
standeven
2015-04-24
2015-04-24

  • standeven - 2015-04-24

    Using Codesys 2.3, I'm getting the following error:

    "A function block call requires a function block instance."

    My call to the function is in a PRG as follows:

    PROGRAM TestProgram
VAR
    testFunctionBlock:MyFunctionBlock;
    callAction:BOOL;
END_VAR
testFunctionBlock(inputVar:=1);
IF (callAction) THEN
    testFunctionBlock.testAction();
END_IF;

    Any idea why this won't build? The function block is instantiated, so I'm not sure what's going on. I suspect I might be calling the action wrong.

    Thanks for any help!

     

  • standeven - 2015-04-24

    I solved the problem.

    The problem was that I had a variable in the function block with the same name as the action (variable name was zeroCount, action name was ZeroCount). This confused the compiler, so I renamed my action and now it works.

     

  • shooter - 2015-04-24

    and you are also calling this function block twice (that is no good practice, however i do know why as you want the same blockresults.
    You may give the values in front of the call.

    Especcially when using timers this often is a problem, the compiler does not see these problems.

     

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