Element Description
Data Type Memory Space Limits
string Array of elements containing character code defined by selected
encoding
binary Arbitrary binary data
Note: to define arrays. select one of Data Type format followed by square brackets like “byte
[]”, “short[]”…
Arraysize l In case of array Tag, this property represents the number of array elements.
l In case of string Tag, this property represents the maximum number of bytes available in the
string Tag.
Note: number of bytes corresponds to number of string chars if Encoding property is set to UTF-8 or
Latin1 in Tag Editor.
If Encoding property is set to UCS-2BE, UCS-2LE, UTF-16BE or UTF-16LE one char requires 2 bytes.
Conversion Conversion to be applied to the Tag.
Depending on data type selected, the Allowed list shows one or more conversions, listed below.
Value Description
Inv bits Invert all the bits of the tag.
Example:
1001 → 0110 (in binary format)
9 → 6 (in decimal format)
Negate Set the opposite of the tag value.
Example:
25.36 → -25.36
AB -> BA Swap nibbles of a byte.
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Retentive Memory variables