Explanation of machine data and setting data
1.1 Data in the list
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Operating Instructions, 08/2013, 6FC5397-8EP40-0BA0
Data type
In the "Data type" field, the short designators indicate the data types. They have the following
meanings:
A01 Configuration (including memory)
A02 Measuring system
A03 Machine geometry
A04 Velocities / accelerations
A05 Monitoring/limiting functions
A06 Spindle
A07 Controller data
A08 Status data
A09 Corrections/compensations
A10 Technological functions
A11 Standard machine
A12 NC language, ISO dialect
ID Data area
Designator Meaning
BOOLEAN Boolean value
• 1: TURE
• 0: FALSE
BYTE I8-bit value
• As an INTEGER value: -128 to 127
• As a hexadecimal value: 00 to FF
• As a character as per ASCII character set, e.g. "a"
STRING Sequence of characters (max. 16)
WORD 16-bit value
• As an INTEGER value: 0 to 65,535
• As a hexadecimal value: 0000 to FFFF
UNSIGNED WORD I16-bit value
• As an INTEGRER value: 0 to 65,535
• As a hexadecimal value: 0000 to FFFF
INTEGER I16-bit value (here defined locally)
• INTEGER value: -32,768 to 32767
DWORD 32-bit value
• As an INTEGER value: -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647
• As a hexadecimal value: 0000 0000 to FFFF
UNSIGNED DWORD I32-bit value
• As an INTEGER value: 0 to 4,294,967,295
• As a hexadecimal value: 0000 0000 to FFFF FFFF
DOUBLE 64-bit value
• Floating point value: ±4.19 x 10
-307
to ±1.57 x 10
308