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9.3.6 Transmit process values of the dimensioning of the object via TCP/IP
The device can transmit the process values to a PLC via the TCP/IP protocol. The process values to
be sent can be selected in the ifm Vision Assistant. The process values are displayed in the ifm Vision
Assistant as output string as below:
In the output string the process values are separated by a semicolon. The output string is transferred to a
PLC in the displayed sequence.
Observe the following remarks for the transmission of the output string to a PLC:
● Semicolons ";" in the output string are not transferred.
● All numerical values are converted into binary 16-bit integers before the transmission.
The output string is composed of the following (data type: ASCII):
star;1;0.104;0.088;0.109;+0.021;-0.011;+0.389;158;097;094;097;stop
Process value Unit Description
star Start string
1 Object found
0.104 m Width
0.088 m Height
0.109 m Length
+0.021 x coordinate
-0.011 y coordinate
+0.389 z coordinate
158 Degree of rotation
097 Quality width
094 Quality height
097 Quality length
stop Stop string