How to use MOVE Command in WinProladder Fatek PLC

Alright so we have learned some basic information about normally open, normally close, timers, memory and some other components of Fatek PLC programming and WinProladder software. Now next command is "MOVE" command in Fatek PLC programming. This is a helpful function in PLC programming which makes our programming easy.

Move Function in Fatek PLC Programming & WinProladder

Move command in PLC programming,  output instruction moves the source value to the destination location. As long as the rung remains true, the instruction moves the data each scan. For example, we have a timer in Fatek PLC program and we want the current value in our data register. We can use here a "Move command" to transfer this value of  timer to our data register.

Use Move Function in WinProladder

Let's start doing this practically in WinProladder. For selecting a "Move function" in Fatek PLC programming, click on [F] icon on the icon tray as shown below.

When you click on [F] function icon. A pop up with plethora of functions will appear on your screen as shown below. Write there "MOV" to get select the Move command directly.

Select Move function, and click on "OK". Then click where you want to put this move function of your program. After clicking, a new pop up will open as shown below.

There are two options you have to write in this "MOVE"  function pop up box. The first value of "S" which means "Source", from where you want to get the value. The second option is "D" value where you will write the value of in which data register you want  to transfer/move your first value.


Also Read: How to use Timer in WinProladder


As I write "T200" in first option which means pick value of timer "T200" and in the second option I write "D1" which means move timer's value to data register number 1. Now, When timer will start, automatically we will get current timer value in our data register as shown below.

I hope this is understandable and will be helpful. Your feedback will be appreciable.