B&B Electronics VFG3000 - Manual - Manual (Page 222)

A BS ( VALUE ) V LINX F IELDBUS G ATEWAY M ANAGER U SER M ANUAL
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BS
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VALUE
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A RGUMENT T YPE D ESCRIPTION
value int / float The value to be processed.
D ESCRIPTION
Returns the absolute value of the argument. In other words, if value is a positive value, that
value will be returned; if value is a negative value, a value of the same magnitude but with
the opposite sign will be returned.
F UNCTION T YPE
This function is passive.
R ETURN T YPE
int or float , depending on the type of the value argument.
E XAMPLE
Error := abs(PV – SP)