Allen-Bradley Logix5000 Reference Manual

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Chapter 19
ASCII Conversion Instructions
(STOD, STOR, DTOS, RTOS, UPPER, LOWER)
Use the ASCII conversion instructions to alter the format of data.
Topic Page
String To DINT (STOD) 623
String To REAL (STOR) 625
DINT to String (DTOS) 627
REAL to String (RTOS) 629
Upper Case (UPPER) 631
Lower Case (LOWER) 633
If you want to For example Use this
instruction
Available in these
languages
Page
Convert the ASCII representation of an
integer value to a SINT, INT, DINT, or
REAL value
Convert a value from a weight scale or
other ASCII device to an integer so you
can use it in your logic
STOD Relay ladder
Structured text
623
Convert the ASCII representation of a
floating-point value to a REAL value
Convert a value from a weight scale or
other ASCII device to a REAL value so you
can use it in your logic
STOR Relay ladder
Structured text
625
Convert a SINT, INT, DINT, or REAL value
to a string of ASCII characters
Convert a variable to an ASCII string so
you can send it to a MessageView
terminal
DTOS Relay ladder
Structured text
627
Convert a REAL value to a string of ASCII
characters
Convert a variable to an ASCII string so
you can send it to a MessageView
terminal
RTOS Relay ladder
Structured text
629
Convert the letters in a string of ASCII
characters to upper case
Convert an entry made by an operator to
all upper case so you can search for it in
an array
UPPER Relay ladder
Structured text
631
Convert the letters in a string of ASCII
characters to lower case
Convert an entry made by an operator to
all lower case so you can search for it in
an array
LOWER Relay ladder
Structured text
633

Allen-Bradley Logix5000 Specifications

General

Brand	Allen-Bradley
Model	Logix5000
Category	Controller
Language	English