Conversion instructions
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Part II IEC Instructions
BOOL_TO_DINT
BOOL into DOUBLE INTEGER
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PLC types
Availability of BOOL_TO_DINT (see page 1318)
Data type I/O Function
BOOL input input data type
DINT output conversion result
In this example the input variable (Boolean_value) has been declared. Instead, you may enter a
constant directly at the input contact of a function.
Description
BOOL_TO_DINT converts a value of the data type BOOL into a value of the data type DINT.
Data types
Example
In this example, the same POU header is used for all programming languages. For an example
using IL (instruction list), please refer to the online help.
POU header
All input and output variables used for programming this function have been declared in the POU
header.
Body
The Boolean_value of the data type BOOL is converted into a DOUBLE INTEGER value. The
converted value is written into DINT_value.
LD
ST
When programming with structured text, enter the following:
IF Boolean_value THEN
DINT_value:=BOOL_TO_DINT(Boolean_value);
END_IF;