Conversion instructions
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Part II IEC Instructions
INT_TO_REAL
INTEGER into REAL
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PLC types
Availability of INT_TO_REAL (see page 1327)
Data type I/O Function
INT input input data type
REAL output conversion result
Description
INT_TO_REAL converts a value of the data type INTEGER into a value of the data type REAL.
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.
In this example the input variable (INT_value) has been declared. Instead, you may enter a
constant directly at the input contact of a function.
Body
INT_value of the data type INTEGER is converted into a value of the data type REAL.The
converted value is stored in REAL_value.
LD
ST
When programming with structured text, enter the following:
REAL_value:=INT_TO_REAL(INT_value);