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SECTION 3 DEVICE MESSAGE FORMAT
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(6) NUMERIC PROGRAM DATA
Numeric program data has two types of formats: integer format (NR1) and fixed-point
format (NR2).
<0 to 9>
SP
–
+
• Zeros can be inserted at the beginning
→
005, +000045
• There must be no spaces between a + or – sign and a number
→
+5, + 5 (
×
)
• Spaces can be inserted after a number
→
+5
• A + sign is optional
→
+5, 5
• Commas cannot be used to separate digits
→
1,234,567 (
×
)
< Integer format (NR1) >
<0 to 9>
–
+
• The numeric expression of the integer format applies to the integer part.
• There must be no spaces between numbers and the decimal point
→
+753 .123 (
×
)
• Spaces can be inserted after the digits in the fraction part
→
+753.123
• A number needs not be placed before the decimal point
→
.05
• A + or - sign can be placed before the decimal point
→
+.05, –.05
• A number can end with a decimal point
→
12.
<Fixed-point format (NR2)>
<0 to 9>
.
<0 to 9>
<0 to 9>
.
SP
(Integer part) (Fraction part)
Decimal point
The digits in the fraction
part can be omitted.
The decimal
point cannot
be omitted.
The digits in
the integer part
can be omitted.