Data Type - Siemens SINUMERIK 808D Parameter Manual

Explanation of machine data and setting data
2.1 Data in the list
ID
C06
C07
C08
C09
C10
C11
Axis machine data
A01
A02
A03
A04
A05
A06
A07
A08
A09
A10
A11
A12

Data type

In the "Data type" field, the short designators indicate the data types. They have the following
meanings:
Designator
BOOLEAN
BYTE
STRING
WORD
UNSIGNED WORD
INTEGER
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Data area
Monitoring/limiting functions
Transformations
Corrections/compensations
Technological functions
Standard machine
NC language, ISO dialect
Configuration (including memory)
Measuring system
Machine geometry
Velocities / accelerations
Monitoring/limiting functions
Spindle
Controller data
Status data
Corrections/compensations
Technological functions
Standard machine
NC language, ISO dialect
Meaning
Boolean value
● 1: TURE
● 0: FALSE
I8-bit value
● As an INTEGER value: -128 to 127
● As a hexadecimal value: 00 to FF
● As a character as per ASCII character set, e.g. "a"
Sequence of characters (max. 16)
16-bit value
● As an INTEGER value: 0 to 65535
● As a hexadecimal value: 0000 to FFFF
I16-bit value
● As an INTEGRER value: 0 to 65535
● As a hexadecimal value: 0000 to FFFF
I16-bit value (here defined locally)
● INTEGER value: -32768 to 32767
Parameter Manual
List Manual, 01/2017