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Moog Animatics SmartMotor™ Developer's Guide, Rev. L
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HEX(index)
Decimal Value of a Hex String
APPLICATION:
Data conversion
DESCRIPTION:
Get (read) the integer value of an ASCII-encoded hex string
EXECUTION:
Immediate
CONDITIONAL TO:
ASCII-encoded hexadecimal number stored in the ab[] array
LIMITATIONS:
Hex string maximum length is 8 digits long;
lower-case characters "a" though "f" are not supported
READ/REPORT:
RHEX(index)
WRITE:
Read only
LANGUAGE ACCESS:
Formulas and conditional testing
UNITS:
N/A
RANGE OF VALUES:
Input: "0" to "FFFFFFFF"
Output: -2147483648 to 2147483647
TYPICAL VALUES:
Input: "0" to "FFFFFFFF"
Output: -2147483648 to 2147483647
DEFAULT VALUE:
N/A
FIRMWARE VERSION:
5.x and later
COMBITRONIC:
N/A
DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
The HEX command reads a hexadecimal (hex) string into a variable. The hex string must be
ASCII-encoded (i.e., the ASCII digits 0–9 and upper-case characters A–F).
NOTE:
For Class 5 SmartMotors, lower-case characters are not supported in
firmware versions preceding 5.x.4.8.
This command uses the input ASCII bytes found in the ab[] registers and converts them to a
value.
The argument into the HEX command is the starting ab[] register for the string. For example:
x=HEX(10)
In this case:
l
The HEX command will start at ab[10] and proceed up to ab[17].
l
The string must be stored with the most significant hex digit at the beginning. In this
example, ab[10] is the most significant digit, and ab[17] is the least significant digit.
Part 2: Commands: HEX(index)
