Conversion instructions
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Part II IEC Instructions
UDINT_TO_BOOL
Unsigned DOUBLE INTEGER into BOOL
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PLC types
Availability of UDINT_TO_BOOL (see page 1332)
If the input value = 0 (16#0000), the conversion result will be = 0 (FALSE); in any
other case, it will be = 1 ( TRUE).
Data type I/O Function
UDINT Input input data type
BOOL Output conversion result
Description
UDINT_TO_BOOL converts a value of the data type Unsigned DOUBLE INTEGER into a value of
the data type BOOL.
Data types
Example
In this example the function has been programmed in ladder diagram (LD) and structured text (ST).
POU header
All input and output variables used for programming this function have been declared in the POU
header.
LD
ST
When programming with structured text, enter the following:
Boolean_value := UDINT_TO_BOOL(UDINT_value);