2 indication of the variable type, 3 indication of the data type, Indication of the variable type – Lenze DDS v2.0 User Manual
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Introduction to IEC 61131-3 programming
Appendix
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DDS-IEC61131 EN 2.0
6.2.2
Indication of the variable type
The indication of the variable type is optional. It can be used to indicate the variable type in the
identifier:
Variable type entry (optional)
Meaning
I_
VAR_INPUT
Q_
VAR_OUTPUT
IQ_
VAR_IN_OUT
R_
VAR RETAIN
C_
VAR CONSTANT
CR_
VAR CONSTANT RETAIN
g_
VAR_GLOBAL
gR_
VAR_GLOBAL RETAIN
gC_
VAR_GLOBAL CONSTANT
gCR_
VAR_GLOBAL CONSTANT RETAIN
6.2.3
Indication of the data type
The data type entry provides information about the data type of a variable:
Data type entry
Meaning
b
Bool
by
Byte
n
Integer
w
Word
dn
Double Integer
dw
Double Word
s
String
f
Real (Float)
sn
Short Integer
t
Time
un
Unsigned Integer
udn
Unsigned Double Integer
usn
Unsigned Short Integer
If the variable is an array or a pointer, this will be indicated before the data type entry:
Data type entry (optional)
Meaning
a
Array (combined type), field
p
Pointer
Examples of data type entries:
aby
(Array of data type Byte)
dn
(Double Integer)
pdn
(Pointer to Double Integer)
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