Creating a variable in the data storage
- Start editing the real-time application.
- In the menu bar, click Program.
- In the Explorer, click Data storage (DS).
- A dialogue box is opened.
- Enter a unique variable name.
- In the drop-down list, choose the data type.
- Click Add.
- The variable is added to the variable list.
- Click Apply.

You can create a maximum of 512 variables in the data storage.