2-12SectionInputting Numeric Values
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Therefore the result also differs according to the settings made for Words and
Storage Type (BCD or Binary).
Numeral memory table entries
8-digit hexadecimal
(Can’t be read externally.)
Decimal
Hexadecimal
BCD
Binary
Set the data format in
which the values input at
the PT will be stored in the
numeral memory table en-
tries.
(Set in the Thumbwheel
Numeral Input properties.)
Set the data format in
which the numeral memory
table values will be stored
in the PC.
(Set with the numeral
memory table entries.)
BCD
Binary
The following table provides some examples:
Input nu-
meric val-
ue
Display
Type
Sign
Numeric value
stored in nu-
meral memory
table
Words
Storage
Type
Contents
of word at
host
1234 000004D2
H
1 word 1234
123
Un-
F0001234
H
2
words
F0001234
* The figures in parentheses are the values immediately after input. When data is
read from the host after input, it is converted to a 32-bit negative number and the
value in the numeral memory table entry changes.