Data Type
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Data Type
Specify using the commands whether read/write data is to be handled as ASCII (or JIS8 code) char-
acter data, or as hexadecimal numerical data.
Name
ASCII Code
HEX code
Example of ASCII Representation
When writing "V720" to four bytes of memory of page 00 using ASCII data, the data will occupy the
Tag's memory as follows:
Page 00h
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Example of Hexadecimal Representation
When writing "12345678" to four bytes of memory of page 01h using hexadecimal data, the data will
occupy the Tag's memory as follows:
Page 01h
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Code
Description
A
A character of data occupies 1 byte (1 address) on a Tag as an
ASCII code or a JIS 8 code.
Control codes 02 (STX) and 03 (ETX) cannot be used.
H
A character is handled as hexadecimal data. Therefore, only charac-
ters from 0 to F are accepted. Two characters of data occupy 1 byte
(1 address) on a Tag.
Byte 0
Byte 1
5
6
3
V
Byte 0
Byte 1
1
2
3
Byte 2
7
3
7
2
Byte 2
4
5
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Byte 3
2
3
0
0
Byte 3
6
7
8