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Convert to float (to_flt), C.9.3 convert to float (to_flt) – Nematron Pointe Controller User Manual

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Pointe Controller User Guide

Appendix C: Ladder Diagram Block Reference

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Configuration Reference

The parameters of this block are described in the following table:

Param

Name

Config

Var Type

Description

EN

Enable

no

-

The state of the rung (off/on)
received from the left.

ENO

Enable
Out

no

-

The state of the rung (off/on)
passed to the right.

IN

Input
Value

req

any Input

any Memory

any Output

Numeric

String

The input value.

OUT

Output
Value

req

any integer*

The result of converting the input
value into an equivalent integer.

* Any Output or Memory tag except 32-bit Real (F) or Bit (X). For more information, see “

Defining

Input, Output, Memory tags

” on page 114

.

NOTE: This function does not check for bit register overflow. You can assign any
variables you wish, but mixing variable sizes – for example, a 32-bit input and an
8-bit output – may result in unusable output.

C.9.3 Convert to Float (TO_FLT)

When used in a Ladder Diagram, the TO_FLT block converts any input value into
an equivalent floating point number. It is used primarily to convert integer
variable types into floating-point variable types of the same value. However, any
input values can be given.

Select the

tool (from the

Miscellaneous Blocks

toolbar) and click on a ladder

rung to insert the following block:

Once the block is inserted, you can double-click on it to

configure

it.

Functional Description

This block always passes the Enable input state (EN) through to the Enable Out
output state (ENO) without change; when EN becomes on, ENO is turned on, and
when EN becomes off, ENO is turned off.