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System Software for S7-300/400 System and Standard Functions - Volume 2/2
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Glossary
Accompanying Value
A value that can be output along with a message and provided information about
the status of a variable or and address at the time the message was generated.
ACCU (Accumulator)
Accumulators are registers in the CPU and serve as buffers for load and transfer
operations, as well as for comparison, math, and conversion operations.
Actual Parameter
Actual parameters replace formal parameters when a function block (FB) or
function (FC) is called, for example, the formal parameter "REQ" is replaced by the
actual parameter "I 3.6."
Address
The address is the identifier given to a memory location or range of memory
locations, for example: input I 12.1; bit memory MW25; data block DB3.
Addressing
Assigning an address in the user program. Addresses can be assigned to a
memory location or range of memory locations (for example: input I 12.1; bit
memory MW25).
Bit Memory
This is a 1 bit memory location. Bit memory allows write and read access with
STEP 7 basic operations (addressing using bits, bytes, words, and double words).
The user can use the bit memory address area to save interim results.