STRING_TO_DWORD_STEPSAVERSTRING (hexadecimal format right-justified) into DOUBLE WORD
This function converts the string with the maximum possible number of characters that are right aligned in hexadecimal format into a value of the data type DWORD.
Input
Input data type
Output
Conversion result
Acceptable Format for STRING[8]:
'Hex1Hex2Hex3Hex4Hex5Hex6Hex7Hex8' e.g. '001AAFFE'
Acceptable characters:
Hex1–Hex8: Hexadecimal numbers in the range "0–9“ or "A–F“ (not "a–f").
Input |
Defined as |
Results in |
|---|---|---|
'FE' |
STRING[2] |
16#FE |
'EFFE' |
STRING[4] |
16#EFFE |
'CDEFFE' |
STRING[6] |
16#CDEFFE |
'ABCDEFFE' |
STRING[8] |
16#ABCDEFFE |
'00ABCDEFFE' |
STRING[10] |
16#ABCDEFFE |
The basic instruction F72_A2HEX is used. The PLC delivers an operation error especially when a character appears that is not a hexadecimal number “0 - 9" or "A - F”.