General Information; General Description Of Data Formats; Integer; Float - Baumer VeriSens ID Series Technical Documentation Manual

15.3 General Information

15.3.1 General description of data formats

It is important to distinguish between primitive data types (integers, floats, text) and composite data types
(integer points, float-points, lists) as well as the format of the corresponding data type (ASCII-dec, binary,
ASCII-2 decimal places).

15.3.1.1 Integer

This data type is a whole number value and can also be negative.
Example: 234
Format
ASCII hex
ASCII dec
Binary

15.3.1.2 Float

This data type is a floating value and can also be negative.
Example: 10.02
Format
ASCII (2 decimal places)
ASCII (Exponent)
Decimal
Binary (Little Endian)
Binary (Big Endian)

15.3.1.3 Text

This data type can contain both printable and non-printable characters.
Example: „MHD"
Format
ASCII
Binary
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Text representation
„EA"
„234"
cannot be represented
Text representation
„10.02"
„+1.002E+01"
„10"
cannot be
represented
cannot be
represented
Text representation
„MHD"
„MHD"
Transferred value (process interface)
\45 \41
\32 \33 \34
\00 \00 \00 \EA
Transferred value (process interface)
\31 \30 \2E \30 \32
\2B \31 \30 \30 \32 \45 \2B \30 \30 \31
\31 \30
\EC \51 \20 \41
\41 \20 \51 \EC
Transferred value (process interface)
\4D \48 \44
\4D \48 \44
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