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4.

6 Elementary data types

Data type BYTE Data type WORD


Byte m Byte m Byte m+1

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Bit number 15 8 7 0

Data type DWORD


Byte m Byte m+1 Byte m+2 Byte m+3

31 24 23 16 15 8 7 0

Data type LWORD


Byte m Byte m+1 Byte m+7

63 56 55 48 ... 7 0

Fig. 4.12 Assignment of bit-serial data types

Data type CHAR

Byte m Special characters for CHAR


CHAR HEX Meaning

Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 $$ 16#24 Dollar symbol


$' 16#27 Single inverted comma

ASCII code $L or $l 16#0A Line feed (LF)


$R or $r 16#0D Carriage return (CR)
$P or $p 16#0C Form feed (FF)
$T or $t 16#09 Tabulator

Fig. 4.13 Structure of the CHAR data type

4.6.3 BCD numbers BCD16 and BCD32

BCD numbers do not have their own data type. For a BCD number, use the data type
WORD or DWORD and enter only the numbers 0 to 9 or 0 and F for the sign in the
hexadecimal form W#16#xxxx or DW#16#xxxx_xxxx. For a positive, three-decade
decimal number you can also use the notation C#0 to C#999.

BCD numbers are used, for example, in association with the conversion functions.
The sign of a BCD number is located in the left-justified (highest) decade. Thus one
decade is lost in the number range (Fig. 4.14).

The sign of a BCD number present in a 16-bit word is in the bits 12 to 15, where only
bit 15 is relevant. Signal state “0” means that the number is positive. Signal state
“1” represents a negative number. The sign does not influence the assignment of
the individual decades.

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