Data Conversion Using Functions

XG5000 has many functions for converting data between different types.

• Most of these functions will take the form of original data type on the left of the function name and new data type on the right of the function name.

• Some Examples are shown in the table below. There are many more conversion functions than the ones listed as examples.

• These can be found in the Type Conversion category when inserting a function/function block into a program.

Function Name	Description
BOOL_TO_BYTE	Converts a BOOL variable to a BYTE value.
BYTE_TO_INT	Converts a BYTE variable to an INT value.
DINT_TO_REAL	Converts a DINT variable to a REAL value.

 

 

 

 

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