Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Function Manual page 6

Preface
Data types
The following elementary data types are used in the control system:
Type Meaning
INT Signed integers
REAL Figures with decimal point acc. to IEEE
BOOL Truth values TRUE (1) and FALSE (0)
CHAR ASCII characters
STRING Character string, number of characters in [...]
AXIS Axis names only
FRAME Geometrical parameters for moving, rotating, scaling, and
mirroring
Arrays can only be formed from similar elementary data types. Up to 3-dimensional arrays are possible.
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Value range
-2147483648 ... +2147483647
±(2.2*10 ... 1.8*10
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1, 0
Corresponding to code 0 to 255
Maximum of 200 characters (no special
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All axis identifiers in the channel
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Extended Functions