Chapter 20
Math Instructions
20–20
Entering Parameters
•
Source – the address that contains the bit decode information. Only the
first four bits (0–3) are used by the DCD instruction. The remaining bits
may be used for other application specific needs. Change the value of the
first four bits of this word to select one bit of the destination word.
•
Destination – the address of the word to be decoded. Only one bit of this
word is turned on at any one time, depending on the value of the source
word.
Using Arithmetic Status Bits
Unaffected.
SLC 5/02 Processors Only
Square Root
SQR
Output Instruction
(SQR)
SQR
SQUARE ROOT
Source
N7:0
21583
Dest
N7:1
147
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
ZOOM on SQR –(SQR)– 2.3.0.0.2
NAME: SQUARE ROOT
SOURCE: N7:0 21583
DEST: N7:1 147
EDT_DAT
HHT Ladder Display:
HHT Zoom Display:
Ladder Diagrams and APS Displays:
(online monitor mode)
When this instruction is evaluated as true, the square root of the absolute
value of the source is calculated and the rounded result is placed in the
destination.
The instruction will calculate the square root of a negative number without
overflow or faults. In applications where the source value may be negative,
use a comparison instruction to evaluate the source value to determine if the
destination may be invalid.
Square Root (SQR)