Conversion instructions
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Part II IEC Instructions
BOOL_TO_UINT
BOOL into Unsigned INTEGER
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PLC types
Availability of BOOL_TO_UINT (see page 1318)
Data type I/O Function
BOOL Input input data type
UINT Output conversion result
Description
BOOL_TO_UINT converts a value of the data type BOOL into a value of the data type Unsigned
INTEGER.
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
UINT_value:= BOOL_TO_UINT(Boolean_value);