FX Series Programmable Controllers Devices in Detail 4
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4.15.3 Summary Of The Scientific Notation and Floating Point Numbers
The instruction needed to convert between each number format are shown below in a
diagrammatically format for quick and easy reference.
(16 or 32 bit)
Integers
(Data registers)
INT (FNC 129)
Floating Point
Numbers
´
(1 32 bit)
EBCD (FNC 118)
EBIN (FNC 119)
´
Scientific
Notation
(2 16 bit)
View as either integer of
hexadecimal
Perform all mathematical
operations as normal
(M8023 OFF)
Use to view the
mantissa and
exponent of a floating
point number as
integer values
Perform all mathematical operations using the special
floating point instructions using double word format
(DEADD, DESUB, DEMUL, DEDIV, DESQR, etc.)
FLT (FNC 49)