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Table Of Contents
S7 Communication
System Software for S7-300/400 System and Standard Functions - Volume 2/2
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Representation
Possible Data
Types
Example
Length
Comments
WORD - 2 147 483 648 max. 11
N, n WORD Text output - The corresponding
send area SD_i
contains a
reference (number)
to a text to be
printed. The text is
on the module (for
example, CP 441)
that creates a
printable string. If
no text is found
under the specified
number,
******
is
output.
R, r REAL 0.12E-04 8 -
DWORD
S, s STRING Text output -
T, t TIME 2d_3h_10m_5s_
250ms
max. 21 If an error occurs,
******
is output.
DWORD
U, u BYTE 255 max. 3 -
WORD 65 535 max. 5
DWORD 4 294 967 295 max. 10
X, x BOOL 1 1 -
BYTE 101 .. 8
WORD 101 .. 16
DWORD 101 .. 32
Z, z TIME_OF_DAY
(TOD)
15:38:59.874 12 -
At the points in this table at which a maximum length is specified for the
representation, the actual length can of course be shorter.
Note
With the data types C and S, the following points depend on the printer being used:
which characters can be printed
what the printer prints for non-printable characters, unless the printer driver
has a conversion table for these characters.