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B. Supplementary information
B−12
Festo P.BE−SFC−DC−IO−EN en 0801a
Syntax Explanation
=", ?" Starting character for write or read commands
IIII Index in 4 hexadecimal figures (4H)
SS Subindex in 2 hexadecimal figures (2H)
If the addressed object does not have an indexed
parameter, subindex <00> will be specified.
:" Separating character
<Value> Data in a format depending on data type
<PS> Checksum in 2 hexadecimal figures (2H)
<CR> End character <Carriage Return> ($0D)
<Value> The transferred value (1, 2 or 4 data bytes) depends on the
data type of the object to be read or written,
(see appendix B.5.1).
The following data types are supported:
Type Hex Format
UINT8 2H 8 bits without sign: 0...255
INT8 8 bits with sign: −128...127
UINT16 4H 16 bits without sign: 0...65535
INT16 16 bits with sign: −32768...32767
UINT32 8H 32 bits without sign: 0...2
32
INT32 8H 32 bits with sign: −(2
31
)...+(2
31
−1)
V−STRING Corresponds to the preset string