Siemens SIMADYN D Manual page 360

Data types
NOTE
Telegram structure
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and the sequence number does not have to be configured as it is
automatically generated).
Virtual connections can be configured at I/O with the following data types:
• BOOL (BO), BYTE (BY)
• WORD (W), DOUBLE WORD (DW)
• INTEGER (I), DOUBLE INTEGER (DI)
• REAL (R) and SDTIME (TS)
Virtual connections cannot be configured at I/O, data types STRING (S)
or GLOBAL VARIABLE (GV).
The virtual connections with the same connection name (data) define a
telegram with a specific structure. The sequence of the data within the
telegram is defined by the sequence number. The data with the lowest
number is located at the start of the telegram; that with the highest
number, at the end. The sequence number defines the relative position of
the data in the telegram. Gaps in the sequence numbers are ignored.
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