Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC L series, Programming Manual

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5 MELSEC FUNCTIONS
5 MELSEC FUNCTIONS
How the functions are described
This manual describes the function definitions, arguments, return values and using
examples of the MELSEC functions.
The MELSEC functions are created on the basis of the MELSEC common commands.
For the applicable CPU types, basic operations, detailed functions and applicable
devices of the functions and the errors that may occur during execution of the
functions, refer to the "MELSEC-Q/L Programming Manual (Common Instructions)".
The reference section is the section described in "Corresponding MELSEC command".
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1) Indicates the function of the function.
2) Indicates the data type of the function.
3) Indicates the function name.
4) Indicates the data type of the argument. (The STRING type is represented
STRING (number of characters). It is represented STRING(6) when the
number of characters is 6. The ARRAY type is represented data type(number
of elements). It is represented ANY16(3) when the array is of ANY16 type and
has three elements.)
5) Indicates the argument name.
6) Indicates the list (argument name, IN/OUT, description) of arguments used
with the function. (The STRING type is represented ARRAY [0..Number of
elements-1] OF Data type. It is represented ARRAY [0..2] OF ANY16 when
the array is of ANY16 type and has three elements.)
7) Indicates the list (return value name, description) of return values used with
the function.
8) Indicates the example of using the function. (Indicates the example that uses
the actual device/label.)
9) Indicates the QCPU (Q mode)/LCPU MELSEC command corresponding to the
function.
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