Data format

The format of the data to be output as logging data and saved in a file varies according to the type of variables.

Variable type and data format

Data type		Range or sample	Restrictions
BOOL	Bit data	0 or 1
UINT	Unsigned 16-bit integer	0–65536 16#0–16#10000
INT	Signed 16-bit integer	-32768–32767
UDINT	Unsigned 32-bit integer	0–4294967295 16#0–16#FFFFFFFF
DINT	Signed 32-bit integer	-2147483648–2147483647
WORD	Hexadecimal 16-bit integer	16#0–16#FFFF
DWORD	Hexadecimal 32-bit integer	16#0–16#FFFFFFFF
REAL	32-bit floating point real number	-1.175494E-38
STRING	Character string with 1–256 characters	'ABCD'	The data type STRING is supported by: FP0H C32ET/EP from V1.90 FP7 CPS31/CPS41 from version 4.54 FP7 CPS31/CPS41 from version 3.64 FP7 CPS21 from version 1.54

NOTE

Decimal integers (UINT, INT, UDINT, DINT) and hexadecimal integers (WORD, DWORD) are output in zero suppression format.

Decimal integers (UINT) are output in 5 digits when the specified decimal point output position value is 0, in 6 digits when it is 1–4, and in 7 digits when it is 5.

Decimal integers (INT) are output in 6 digits when the specified decimal point output position value is 0, in 7 digits when it is 1–4, and in 8 digits when it is 5.

Decimal integers (UDINT) are output in 10 digits when the specified decimal point output position value is 0, in 11 digits when it is 1–9, and in 11 digits when it is 10.

Decimal integers (DINT) are output in 11 digits when the specified decimal point output position value is 0, in 12 digits when it is 1–9, and in 13 digits when it is 10.

For a signed integer (INT, DINT), a sign is output at the beginning and "+" is replaced with a space.

If you have changed the corresponding settings for data value and the decimal point output position, zeroes are added before and after the decimal point in the data output. For example:

When the variable type is UINT and the data value is 12345, the output value is 0.12345 when specifying decimal point 5.
When the variable type is UINT and the data value is 123, the output value is 0.00123 when specifying decimal point 5.

Set up a configuration

The number of configuration files depends on the PLC type. A separate menu bar is available for the functions New, Delete, Copy, and Paste. Variables can be copied by drag & drop from the Variables pane as well between configuration files.

Restrictions

Supported data types: BOOL, INT, UINT, DINT, UDINT, WORD, DWORD, REAL, STRING

The data type STRING is supported by:
- FP0H C32ET/EP from V1.90
- FP7 CPS31/CPS41 from version 4.54
- FP7 CPS31/CPS41 from version 3.64
- FP7 CPS21 from version 1.54
Data types which support decimal numbers: INT, UINT, DINT, UDINT

Example: data value "12345" ® output value is 0.12345 with 5 decimal places.

Feature	FP7	FP0H	FP-XH
Max. number of configurations	16, Log0–Log15	4, Log0–Log3
Max. number of variables	500	182	182
Max. number of samples per file	1000000	60000	40000
Max. number of files per folder	2000	2000	1500
Max. number of characters in Data name column	16
Max. number of characters in Comment column	8
Max. number of characters in Unit column	8